“Happiness is a choice and a skill and you can dedicate yourself to learning that skill and making that choice.”

“A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought. They must be earned.”

“Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.”

“Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want”

“Free time should be the thing you are trying to maximize because time is the ultimate luxury”

“Compassion is not a matter of sympathy but of seeing clearly and working with what is”

“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well.”