“We are the sum of who we are. We pick certain things at certain moments that influenced us.”

It’s always wonderful to get to know women, with the mystery, the joy and the depth.

Money buys you the freedom to live your life the way you want.

The whole aspect of cinema and film festivals should be a moment to come together and celebrate art and humanity. It would be a shame if there was such a divide.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

Letters are something from you. It’s a different kind of intention than writing an e-mail.

Energy can’t be created or destroyed, and energy flows. It must be in a direction, with some kind of internal, emotive, spiritual direction.

I thank the earth and the sky every day for the opportunities I’ve had.

If you have been brutally broken, but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with the heart of an angel.

Nothing ever truly dies. The universe wastes nothing, everything is simply transformed.

Tattoos are interesting, but at the same time they are also a mask – you are exhibiting your past life on your body.

Falling in love and having a relationship are two different things.

You have to change your life if you’re not happy, and wake up if things aren’t going the way you want.

Life is good when you have a good sandwich.

There’s nothing wrong with being gay, so to deny it is to make a judgment.

Luxury is the opportunity to experience quality, be it a place, a person or an object.

When you truly understand karma, then you realize you are responsible for everything in your life.

Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Character is destiny.

The character of our country is on the ballot.

A man’s character is his fate.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

If you say that you’re humble, you’re not humble. You gotta wait until somebody tells you that you’re humble.

The real test of character is how you treat someone who has no possibility of doing you any good.

What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.