Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we're peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace.

Life is a disease, brother, and death begins already at birth. Every breath, every heartbeat, is a moment of dying - a little shove toward the end.

Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined.

Live for yourself and you will live in vain;Live for others, and you will live again.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the words I have read in my life.

True spirituality has its basis in moral life, which in turn is based on contem-plation.

Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are.

Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

The historian looks backward. In the end he also believes backward.

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence.

First, then, God, being all-just, wishes to do justice; being all-wise, knows what justice is; being all-powerful, can do justice. Why then injustice?

Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.

When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?