The message that underlies healing is simple yet radical: We are already whole.... Underneath our fears and worries, unaffected by the many layers of our conditioning and actions, is a peaceful core. The work of healing is peeling away the barriers of fear that keep us unaware of our true nature of love, peace, and rich interconnection with the web of life. Healing is the rediscovery of who we are and who we have always been.

At bank, post office or supermarket, there is one universal law which you ignore at your own peril: the shortest line moves the slowest.

If you think that one individual can't make a difference in the world, consider what one cigar can do in a nine-room house.

Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one's balance.

Grief and constant anxiety kill nearly as many women as men die on the battlefield.

I think the common elements first are that, basically, we are entering markets or in markets that are deregulating or have recently deregulated, and so they have become competitive, moving from monopoly franchise-type businesses to competitive, market-oriented businesses.

The average American is for the underdog, but only on the condition that he has a chance to win.