“Every thought, word, and action plants seeds in the garden of your life. Are you planting seeds of love, compassion, peace, or those of anger, resentment and dissatisfaction? Choose wisely and tend...”

“Doing the next "right thing" will always bring more genuine happiness than simply doing the next fun thing.”

“True freedom is the ability to respond consciously, in the most beneficial way, to whatever life throws at you.”

“Every moment, every breath, is a new opportunity. An opportunity to let go of the past and to become the person you choose to be.”

“The doors that open and close in our lives are not nearly as important as the person we are when we open them.”

“Remember, everyone you meet is really trying to do the best they can. No one woke up today and intentionally decided to be mean, difficult, or unreasonable - including you.”

“Over time, a commitment to challenging, focused work and leisure produces not only better daily experience, but also a more complex, interesting person: the long-range benefit of the focused life. ...”

“Attention is the beginning of devotion.”

“You dont have to worry about getting the attention of others when youre good at what you do.”

“We would all benefit by shifting our focus from seeing pain as bad to seeing pain as motivation to change.”

“People must be taught that money is not the most important benefit of work.”

“There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”