“The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything-like a mirror it responds equally to all.”

Silence, and non action are the root of all things.

True depth of understanding is wide and steady, Shallow understanding is lazy and wandering, Words of wisdom are precise and clear.

Luck implies an absolute absence of any principle.

Never admire a man by his strength; judge him in how he uses it- A way is made by walking it.

A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.

To regard the fundamental as the essence, to regard things as coarse, to regard accumulation as deficiency, and to dwell quietly alone with the spiritual and the intelligent – herein lie the techniques of Tao of the ancients.

The ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.

The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world.

If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.

Either in conflict with others or in harmony with them, we go through life like a runaway horse, unable to stop.

To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.

Those who follow the Tao are of clear mind. They do not load their mind with anxieties and are flexible in their adjustment to external conditions.

The sound of water says what I think.

He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.

Your preciousness lies in your essence; it cannot be lost by anything that happens.

He who knows the activities of Nature lives according to Nature.

Now my ability to notice things and respond to things and be here is far more profound. With that comes happiness, with it comes sadness, but it’s a beautiful life.

But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.

Every actor has a strength, and sometimes you just respond to things that you see yourself better at. I’m aware of what I can and can’t do.

Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them.

I don’t think there is any religious revival. I think what we are hearing, the furor, is merely the hysterical response of the churches the handwriting on the wall that they are seeing.

Failure isn’t a character quality. It’s just an event. How you respond to failure is your character.

Whatever you want others to be, first be that yourself. Then, you will find others responding in like manner to you.

If peace is a priority, manage what you respond to.