The past is as powerless to darken the present moment as is a shadow to reach up and drag down the form that casts it.

Better that the whole world should turn against you... than you should consent to turn against what is true within you.

Staying present, living in Presence is the best gift anyone can give to those they love.

Self-pity is the campsite of self-defeat; it is a dark refuge for those parts of us that would rather wallow in what cannot be than dare to explore what is possible.

No one rises above who he or she has been without first having fallen down. The best time - in fact, the only time - to make a real change in your life is in the moment of seeing the need for it. He who hesitates always gets lost in the hundred reasons why tomorrow is a better day to get started.

An unattended mind is the breeding ground of self-defeat.

The nature of what the Divine notices about you is completely different from the nature of what you do to get noticed.