Learning to quit while you're not ahead, when the dull ooze of depression tells you things are not going to get any better, is one of the best financial and life skills you can master.

I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren't tense.

All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead of their own purpose attach to the spiritual leader and become fanatical and controlling. That's why Jesus tried to tell his followers not to get attached to outward form.

The way out of fear isn’t safety. It’s freedom.

I've developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day.

What laughter is to childhood, sex is to adolescence.

Every aspect of your life, whether it's a task or relationship, personal or professional, will be based on love and joy. And when you get right down to it, nothing else really matters.