Buddha

No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.

One who conquers himself is greater than another who conquers a thousand times a thousand on the battlefield.

There is no path to happiness: Happiness is the path.

The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

As I reminded my girls, these aren’t problems. These are very high class problems. Because of where Barack and I come from, we just couldn’t sympathize with their… It was like, ‘Girl, you live in the White House. You do not get to complain about this.

Faith is one of the most effective tools in the human equipment. I believe that faith works.

The Buddhist notion of diligence is to delight in positive deeds.

The truth of Zen, just a little bit of it, is what turns one’s humdrum life into one of art.

If we could get all religions together on a common purpose-the elimination of jealousies and the things that make men covet another’s belongings, we would be a long way toward the goal of outmoding war, depression and poverty.

Let go over a cliff, die completely, and then come back to life – after that you cannot be deceived.

If something is easy for you, work on it a little. If it’s hard for you, work on it a lot.

It is a naked city. Faith is not pampered, nor hope encouraged; there is no place to lay one’s exhaustion: but instead pinnacles skewer it undisguised against vacancy.

I feel the presence of a higher power. I believe that what you give is what you get. It’s universal law. I believe in the power of prayer and of words. I’ve learned that when you predict that negative things will happen, they do.

Most people think that faith means believing something; oftener it means trying something, giving it a chance to prove itself.

I love learning about different religions, and discovering the different ways to worship, and to love the greatness and the higher being that surrounds us all. I definitely believe in a bigger presence, and I really respect all religions; at their core they all teach the same message – community and kindness and looking out for each other.

Atheism is rather in the lip than in the heart of man.

It’s all God’s will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle.

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.