"The purpose of life is to be restored back to love, moment to moment. To fulfill this purpose, the individual must acknowledge that he is one hundred percent responsible for creating his life the way it is. He must come to see that it is his thoughts that create his life moment to moment. The problems are not people, places, and situations, but rather the thoughts of them. "

Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len, from Zero Limits

"Be kind. Be kind. Be kind."

Henry James

"I thought if you could run 100 miles you'd be in this Zen state. You'd be the fucking Buddha, bringing peace and a smile to the world. It didn't work in my case - I'm the same old punk-ass as before - but there's always hope that it will turn you into the person you want to be, a better, more peaceful person. "

Jenn "Mookie" Shelton from Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

"...[T]here was some kind of connection between the capacity to love and the capacity to love running...both depended on loosening your grip on your own desires, putting aside what you wanted and appreciating what you got, being patient and forgiving and undemanding."

Christopher McDougall, Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

"I am never upset for the reason I think."

Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

"Do what you can, with what you have, with where you are. "

Theodore Roosevelt

"Telling the truth when we feel vulnerable is one of the hardest things to do. We might fear rejection, abandonment, disapproval, disappointment, rage, hurt, or just the raw exposure that's an unavoidable part of the process. Yet almost every time we're willing to tell a hard truth, we grow and deepen in presence, no matter the response. The energy that we previously locked up to maintain a false front is now freed to uplift and enliven us."

Raphael Cushnir, How Now: 100 Ways to Celebrate the Present Moment

"LET GO AND HAVE A NICE DAY - IT MAY BE YOUR LAST ON THIS EARTH."

Unknown

"The presence of fear is a sure sign that you are trusting in your own strength. "

Gary Renard, The Disappearance of the Universe: Straight Talk About Illusions, Past Lives, Religion, Sex, Politics, and the Miracles of Forgiveness

"Feast on your life. "

Derek Wolcott

"When you feel yourself getting angry ask yourself: What need of mine is not being met and how can I meet it?"

Gary Zukav, Seat of the Soul

"The best thing I can give to others is to liberate myself from the common delusions and be, for myself and for others, free."

Thomas Merton, from Dr. Cat's Helping Handbook: A Compassionate Guide for Being Human

"Freedom is a state of mind. "

Krishnamurti