Anything sweet, really sweet, that I have was nothing that I planned.
The only thing that made me, or any of us, special was that no one in the whole of history would ever see the universe exactly the same way any other of us saw it.
Fail to plan, plan to fail.
Sooner or later, everyone's story has an unfortunate event or two. . . The solution, of course, is to stay as far away from the world as possible and lead a safe, simple life.
Vital lives are about action. You can't feel warmth unless you create it, can't feel delight until you play, can't know serendipity unless you risk.
Anyone who meditates for a period of time will gradually become more sensitized to all of life.
but whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself.
The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation.
You can't cross a sea by merely staring into the water.
He has not truly lived who has not lived for others, in sympathy and in harmony with his fellows.
Never permit me to disgrace my high vocation by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience.
Religion is the human response to being alive and having to die.
Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.
Life becomes religious whenever we make it so: when some new light is seen, when some deeper appreciation is felt, when some larger outlook is gained, when some nobler purpose is formed, when some task is well done.
Dreams come true when desire transforms into concrete actions.
When you expect good, it's available constantly, and it makes itself a reality in your life.
It is worthwhile to live and fight courageously for sacred ideals.
Standing is harder than moving.
There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions.
Success isn't about how much money you make. It's about the difference you make in people's lives.