“Let yourself be silently drawn
by the strange pull of what you really love.

It will not lead you astray.”

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Begin it NOW.”

“If you want to become whole, let yourself be partial.
If you want to become straight, let yourself be crooked.
If you want to become full, let yourself be empty.
If you want to be reborn, let yourself die.
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.”

“Do not believe just because wise men say so.
Do not believe just because it has always been so.
Do not believe just because others may believe so.
Examine and experience yourself.”

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right-doing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.

When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other” doesn’t make any sense.”

“We never noticed the beauty
because we were too busy trying to create it.”

“Be true to yourself.
The world will receive immeasurable help from you.”

“Don’t worry about what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive, and go do that.
Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.”

“Don’t worry about what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive, and go do that.
Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.”

“I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life,
some of which actually happened.”

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness;
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate;
only love can do that.”

“While one person hesitates because he feels inferior,
the other is busy making mistakes
and becoming superior.”