The wise person doesn't ask, "What have I achieved?" but rather, "What have I contributed?"

There are no different categories of love. There isn't one kind of love between a mother and child, another between lovers, and another between friends. The love that is real is the love that lies at the heart of all relationships. That is the love of God and it doesn't change with form or circumstance.

Never think you can separate who you are from what you're doing.

I think those of us on a spiritual journey can help create a new conversation, a new America, and a new world.

There is a current mythology in our culture that anytime we meet someone and have that "enchanted evening" experience, that experience of looking into the eyes of the other and falling hopelessly in love - that this is nothing more than a delusion; a mutual projection, a fantasy that will only last until reality sets in.

America is a great country, and we've done a lot of good in the world. But we are a collection of people, not saints. We have our own sins to atone for.

Use each interaction to be the best, most powerful version of yourself.