“I urge people to be a scientist about what they want and ask themselves why they want it so badly.”

Contemplating the immensity of our cosmos can make you feel very small and insignificant. But think about it.

There is division with people in our lives, as well as political division and religious division.

I felt as if the dam of the Niagra Falls had burst and all sorts of wonderful things started to happen when I found my voice.

How many times have you prayed or asked or said you needed help, when suddenly somebody showed up in your life? We are all connected through our thoughts.

We forget that our bodies are the most valuable, precious thing we have and take that miracle of life for granted.

Treat yourself as if you were someone inexpressibly dear to you.

I am the openess you seek, I am your doorway. Come sit in the circular temple of my heart, & let yourself be calm.

Into your darkest corner, you are safe in my love, you are protected.

My greatest life lesson has been to not wait for the opportunities to come to me. I realize how important it is to be proactive and to create the opportunities myself.

We are not alone and we all have ample creativity within us if we just trust it.

You can feel small, insignificant and insubstantial, but knowing the universe is in your tiny body should be enough to make you happy.

The key to success is radical generosity.

Christina and Isabella, and the true friendships I have in my life that are based in being real with each other and mutual love and support.

You can watch the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Eckhart Tolle or any number of other masters. Their teachings are available and we must celebrate that.

Separation happens in so many different dimensions. We see it everywhere.

You have 37.2 trillion cells in your body. There is vastness outside you and vastness inside you. You are connected to this mystery, you are a microcosm of the universe, and every aspect of your life benefits from the universe’s provision.

I unfortunately don’t speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really reflects rather badly on me.

My ideas have undergone a process of emergence by emergency. When they are needed badly enough, they are accepted.

I think the reality is that, that money was probably badly spent.

Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.

I would box them into a corner with a badly formed question, and they didn’t know how to get out of it. Now, I let them take me through it step by step, and I listen.

The difference between hope and despair is a different way of telling stories from the same facts.

Work finally begins when the fear of doing nothing exceeds the fear of doing it badly.

In the world of comedy, there’s this: “If it’s going badly, get off. If it’s going well, get off”. You can’t argue with that either.