I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes.

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.

Run to the rescue with love and peace will follow.

Open to whatever you experience without fighting. Let it be present just as it is. Let go of the battle.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

Art is a language which anneals individuals to each other through experiences that are uniquely human.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.