“The peace that we’re after lies somewhere beyond personality, beyond the perception of others, beyond invention and disguise, even beyond effort itself.”

You are ready and able to do beautiful things in this world.

I want to be the greatest actor that ever lived, frankly. I’d love that. But I don’t need to be. I just want to be here. That’s it.

I feel that we’re all lighthouses, and my job is to shine my light as brightly as I can to the darkness.

Either you’re the one erasing or you’re the one being erased.

Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don’t limit myself.

If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?

Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they’re eating sandwiches.

For the most sensitive among us, the noise can be too much.

We had problems like all families but we had a lot of love. I was extremely loved. We always felt we had each other.

I love playing ego and insecurity combined.

I don’t believe in hope. Hope is a beggar. Hope walks through the fire, faith leaps over it.

Originality is really important.

Flowers don’t worry about how they’re going to bloom. They just open up & turn toward the light & that makes them beautiful.

If done right, kidnapping can be a positive experience for everyone.

Compassion is the currency that leads to true wealth.

I’ve always believed that you can funnel good things toward yourself by thinking positiviely.

It’s nice to always make an effort when you get photographed.

Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.

Meditation does not mean just sitting quietly for five or ten minutes. It requires conscious effort. The mind has to be made calm and quiet; at the same time, it has to be vigilant so as not to allow any distracting thoughts or desires to enter.

It is not merely enough to have the ability to be persistant, you must also have the ability to start over.

It is in solitude that we discover that being is more important than having and that we are worth more than the results of our efforts. In solitude we discover that our life is not a possession to be defended but a gift to be shared.

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

Superhuman effort isn’t worth a damn unless it achieves results.

When diplomacy has been exhausted, the Security Council must become involved. Questions about Iran’s nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by the IAEA.