“Bikram Yoga will give you ‘The Key to the Kingdom of Health’”

Maintaining spirituality and humanism are the keys to success. Its a balance.

Nothing can steal happiness, peace, away from you: if anyone does make you angry, you are the loser; if someone can allow you to lose peace, you are the loser.

Yoga is the only exercise in the world you can do at any age. There is always some posture that will improve your health, mind and soul.

Women like me. Women love me, so if I really wanted to involve the women, I don’t have to assault the women.

No matter how old or sick or out of shape, you can still stretch and have a new beginning with yoga.

If you have a good spine, the gods will chase you. Nobody has psychological or emotional problems, everyone has a bad spine.

The right way is the hard way.

You are never too old or too broken. It is never too late to begin, or to start all over again.

If you don’t suffer, you don’t get anything. Nothing easy in life.

Until you destroy your body, you don’t learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it.

Lady Gaga listens to me. Her mantra is only one word – ‘Bikram’ – because Bikram makes her what she is today. It works.

The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it.

Yoga is the perfect vehicle for change of yourself. First by creating a strong and powerful body and mind. It is a starting point from which you can begin to realize your human spirit.

In life you only have to travel 6 inches. That is the distance from your mind to your heart.

Any kind of problem you have in your life, you come to Bikram. Your life becomes the best in the world.

Would you rather suffer 90 minutes or 90 years? (Regarding a Bikram Yoga session that takes exactly 90 minutes.)

I’ve had terrible, terrible, terrible shows where I just thought, “That was off-key” or I forgot lines or I thought I looked like an idiot, and then you’re leaving and talking to people, and they’re like, “I had the best time of my life! That was amazing!” You just never know.

One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to solving broad challenges. When governments, the United Nations, businesses, philanthropies and civil society work hand-in-hand, we can achieve great things.

The Earth is alive and contains the knowledge you seek. It is your consciousness that determines what it reveals. How to access this knowledge? And where are the keys to open it and make it yours? The Earth speaks. Love her, honor and respect her and she will reveal her secrets.

The basic building block of peace and security for all peoples is economic and social security, anchored in sustainable development. It is a key to all problems. Why? Because it allows us to address all the great issues-poverty, climate, environment and political stability-as parts of the whole.

Salvation happens every time someone with a key uses it to open a door he could lock instead.

How do we create a harmonious society out of so many kinds of people? The key is tolerance — the one value that is indispensable in creating community.

There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.

The key to his success? He’s just faster than the guys chasing him.