Life is abundant, and life is beautiful. And it's a good place that we're all in, you know, on this earth, if we take care of it.

Helped are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be constant.

No matter how hidden the cruelty, no matter how far off the screams of pain and terror, we live in one world. We are one people.

What a burden to think one is conceived in sin rather than in pleasure; that one is born into evil rather than into joy.

I can easily imagine Obama sitting down and talking to any leader - or any person - in the world, with no baggage of past servitude or race supremacy to mar their talks.

My life is not to be somebody else's impact - you know what I mean?

I don't call myself a Buddhist. I'm a free spirit. I believe I'm here on earth to admire and enjoy it; that's my religion.