- The ideas that changed the world came from those who did not give up on themselves even when everyone else did.
- Creativity is like surfing. You wait for the big wave and catch it. Every one applauds you. But, you still needed the big wave.
- Defeat can only exist in the acceptance of defeat.
- Remember when you first felt the pangs of falling in love? All boundaries disappeared and time stood still? That’s the secret to life.
- Holding on to the past is like being chained while you dance in the present.
- The more vulnerable you allow yourself to be, the more creativity will sparkle through you, and the more alive you will be.
- The key to longevity and eternal youth is to be constantly in a state of wonder.
- God exists only because you asked the question. Because you wondered
- Nothing is random. If anything is random, then everything is random.
- Afraid of the sheer intimacy and vulnerability of silence, we use words to protect and defend ourselves.
- If beauty was perfect, it would be boring. Nothing that was perfect would provoke our imagination or make us creative.
- In the unfamiliar lies true adventure. In adventure lies creativity. The addiction to habit and familiarity kills creativity.
- Don’t like the story of your life? Tell yourself a different story. You are a prisoner of the story you tell yourself. Break free.
- The greatest block to your potential is you, yourself. Your path is strewn with thorns of your misplaced ego.
- Who else deserves Param Vir Chakras? The desperately poor who still wake up and hope. True courage lies in facing life.
- A culture that builds walls against rebellion isolates itself from tides of change and becomes redundant. To create, you must rebel. To create an innovative society you must foster a rebellious society.
- Love and obsession are not the same. Love does not exist in ownership. It exists in freedom. You can’t cage it in obsession.
- The purpose of life is to live life as joyfully and compassionately as possible. There is no greater purpose beyond that.
- Standing on edge of the unknown, wondering whether to jump or not? My advice? The more you are afraid of it, the more reason to jump.
- Don’t burden yourself with secrets about yourself. They are mere illusions about yourself that are hidden from no one except you.
- There’s no human being who is not beset by doubt. The greater your dreams, the greater the doubt. Just don’t let doubt lead you to inertia.
- Make sure you express your enthusiasm for what you are passionate about. Shout as loud as possible. Let the world and god know.
- Your destiny is constantly revealing itself to you. But, your attention is somewhere else. Bring it back to this moment. To now.
- In resolving emotional conflict, remember that your emotions are not just about the current problem. They carry a lifetime of prejudiced memories.
- You’d be surprised how many arguments have been won by silence.
- Others’ success is not your failure. Nor is others’ failure your success.
- When you lose sight of a larger purpose, then smaller things take over. For you no longer have the passion to overcome them.
- There must be an end to the human desire to consume. Those who can are consuming our planet in the name of economic growth.
- To give love opens your heart to receive love. One does not exist without the other.
- Envy of others is like running a hurdle race while watching others’ hurdles, not yours. What else will you do but stumble and fall?
- Hope is like opening the windows of a dark room and letting the sun stream in. Love is the sun that streams in.
- When you’re angry, write a long letter to the one you trust most. Express yourself fully. Don’t send it. Just read it again the next day.
- A lesson on love: Be vulnerable. Be so vulnerable that the pain of a falling leaf breaks your heart.
