The self-assured strength that grows from knowing that we already have what we need makes us gentle, because we are no longer desperate.

People can be trained in certain principles, but then they actually have to apply them and try them out.

Sometimes it seems like most people are being pulled into a negative energy, but then you meet strong individuals or strong leaders and they are free from it.

What is amazing is how stuck people are in their own habits. It is really hard to get people out of their habits. But once they shift, it also is amazing how rapid the progress can be.

Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities.

If we are going to live in a society, there has to be an attitude where people really do care for others.

I think we are very environmental people. We need to be supported environmentally. Books very much have that imprint on the mind.