Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.

Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.

I don’t think I’m tangible to myself.

You can never really live anyone else’s life, not even your child’s. The influence you exert is through your own life, and what you’ve become yourself.

I’m not a natural performer or exhibitionist. When I was younger, I hated the focus, and it made me feel strange.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

The greatest and most important problems of life are all fundamentally insoluble. They can never be solved but only outgrown.

A great hallmark of mental wellness is the ability to be in the present moment, fully and with no thoughts of being elsewhere.

I found it hard to be young. When I was married in my twenties, I hated being regarded as ‚the little wife.‘ You don’t know what it was like then! I’d never even written a cheque. I had to ask my husband for money for groceries.

Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome.

For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience.

Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life.

It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

The devil is a peace stealer, and he works hard to set us up to get upset. But we can learn how to change our approach so we don’t live upset all of the time. And Jesus gives us the best example to follow.

Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion.

I’ve arrived at the place if I’m not taking a career risk, I’m not happy. If I’m scared, then I know I’m being challenged.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

I’ve learned that men and women who are living wholehearted lives really allow themselves to soften into joy and happiness. They allow themselves to experience it.

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man’s life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.

It didn’t even occur to me that I’m the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music.

As the father of eight children, I’m quite convinced that each individual arrives here with their own unique personality. We are intended here from an invisible held of infinite potentiality. That which has no form, has no boundaries – it’s the I that’s in the ever-changing body.

I’d like to be known for more than being the guy in the big suit.

I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing.

It seems the older you get, the more life comes into focus.

Why don’t you start believing that no matter what you have or haven’t done, that your best days are still out in front of you.

Most of one’s life is one prolonged effort to prevent oneself thinking.

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted.

Peace in the world starts with peace in oneself. If everyone lives mindfully, everyone will be more healthy, feel more fulfilled in their daily lives and there will be more peace.

Everything is an open book. I don’t speak on other people’s hardship, but if it happened in my life or something that has been an experience on my particular journey, I’m going to talk about it. That’s what my fan base appreciates the most. I’m universal. You can relate to the things I say or that I go through.

True self is non-self, the awareness that the self is made only of non-self elements. There’s no separation between self and other, and everything is interconnected. Once you are aware of that you are no longer caught in the idea that you are a separate entity.

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.

If you listen through the screen of your desires, then you obviously listen to your own voice; you are listening to your own desires.

I think the most important thing is to keep active and to hope that your mind stays active.

I’m at peace with what I’m doing, I feel good with what I wake up doing and about my lifestyle.

Because I know about the Holy Land, I’ve taught lessons about the Holy Land all my life, and – but you can’t bring peace to Israel without giving the Palestinian also peace. And Lebanon and Jordan and Syria as well.

It’s getting harder to make decisions to just want to do something to work… I’m trying to find things that are extremely challenging or mean something to me deeply.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

Just try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?

We are all at times unconscious prophets.

At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.

For most of us, wisdom is acquired in the thicket of experience and usually meets us somewhere along the way if we live long enough. But sooner is better than later.

We make war that we may live in peace.

I’ve discovered that when we take time to renew our minds with God’s Word, we learn how to think like God thinks, say what God says, and act like He wants us to act.

It’s hard to be humble, when you’re as great as I am.

Travel teaches toleration.

There is no coming to consciousness without pain.

If you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be watered every day, then you become a more loving person.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.

Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.

Single life is so overrated.

I owe my solitude to other people.

I don’t have any secrets I need kept any more.

When I grow up, I want to be like Balvin.

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.