"Choices, the greatest power we have, Choices, the path which is destiny, Choices, the result which is you... ."

“I know that my Redeemer lives. Thank God I love humanity, complexion doesn't interest me one single a bit.”

“If one sits on the head of the Great Buddha and looks across the green valley, framed by the arch of the grotto and dotted with fort-like manors that are almost tiny villages, he has a view and a sensation of rare beauty.”

“Look what Disney's done to their animation department. There wasn't an animator in charge of their animation unit!”

“I thought it must be desperate to be old. To wake up in the morning and remember that you were ancient - and so behave that way. I thought old people were full of aches and pains and horrible illnesses.”

“We like foreplay with God, but we make sure we have our spiritual contraceptives on! Cause we don't want to conceive nothing.”

“The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.”

Source : Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “For a Future to Be Possible: Easyread Edition”, p.39, ReadHowYouWant.com

“The man who inspired me most, I think, was Dr. Alfred Blalock, who was professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins. He was a rather simple man with a burning curiosity. It was through his curiosity that he made many real contributions to medical science.”

Source : "Presidential Medal of Freedom". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. April 11, 1991.

“When someone is punched in the face, you find out what they are made of.”