There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely.

Who cares about great marks left behind? We have one life... just one. Our life. We have nothing else.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden.

For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home.

I worked on my voice for Sweet Dreams, but only to match my speaking voice to Patsy's actual singing voice. That was my way into that character.

I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.

All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment.

The only place I've felt was really my home is my cabin up north. There's something in the water there that connects me to that place. There's also this sense of isolation and loneliness about it that I've never been able to shake.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.

Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.

Forgiveness means letting go of the past.

Love is the total absence of fear. Love asks no questions. Its natural state is one of extension and expansion, not comparison and measurement.

Other people do not have to change for us to experience peace of mind.

Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.

If you are bitter, you are like a dry leaf that you can just squash, and you can get blown away by the wind. There is much more wisdom in forgiveness.

There have been so many great moments, and I feel so blessed every day.

I want my music to be accessible to every listener because I know that I really have something to say in terms of really, you know, removing thorns from people, thorns that really makes us unaware that we are bleeding with these thorns, like pain, grief, jealousy and so on.

Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.

Attachment and aversion are the root cause of karma, and karma originates from infatuation. Karma is the root cause of birth and death, and these are said to be the source of misery. None can escape the effect of their own past karma.

Don't accumulate if you do not need. The excess of wealth in your hands is for the society, and you are the trustee for the same.

All souls are equal and alike and have the similar nature and qualities.

I invite everyone to chose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.

There has been a banking crisis, a financial crisis, an economic crisis, a social crisis, a geostrategic crisis and an environmental crisis. That's considerable in a country that's used to being protected.

If you meet a woman in a burqa, she can't reply to your smile. It's a denial of identity.

When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred.

We all avow to struggle for making this country a welfare state where everyone is allowed to spend life on the basis of social justice and where everyone can live in peace and honour.

Nation should be rest assured Pakistan is a safe atomic power. No one can cast an evil eye on it.

Love in the real world means saying you're sorry 10 times a day.

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.

Mom thinks I live in this dream world where everybody's Ivana Trump.

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.

You don't appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked every day by a middle-aged woman: Stuff you pay good money for in later life.

I was the kid next door's imaginary friend.

How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand.

I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the exterminator.

He taught me never to smile, which helps me when I visit disaster sites.

Hate is self-destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate. You're hurting yourself. And that's a healing. Actually, it's a real healing, forgiveness.

That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up; you fight to the finish.

I did a lot of things that I regretted and I certainly paid for my mistakes. You have to go and ask for forgiveness and it wasn't until I really started doing good and doing right, by other people as well as myself, that I really started to feel that guilt go away. So I don't have a problem going to sleep at night.

For me, family always comes first; I would do anything to protect them.

I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.

Having two daughters changed my perspective on a lot of things, and I definitely have a newfound respect for women. And I think I finally became a good and real man when I had a daughter.

He's a legend and I respect his work, so I went down and paid my respects when Charlton was on the set. He was nice but I think he lied a little. He said it was an honour to be in a movie with me, but I don't believe it.

And I tell you, having girls has made me a much better man. I have friends who are fathers, but they only have boys, and they have the same attitude toward women they always had, you know? And I don't play that... My girls, you mess with them? I will bury you underground.

I've always wanted to be in the health and wellness business. I try to encourage people to live a healthy lifestyle.

The first thing I do when I start my day is, I get down on my hands and knees and give thanks to God. Whenever I go outside of my house, the first thing I do is stop at the church.

In my movies, I'm not trying to erase any old image of myself, really. And also I'm not trying to imitate anyone or follow in their footsteps, because I know, Burt Reynolds was just one of the people that told me this, I know how you can only last in this business if you got something special to offer, just by being yourself.