“One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who...” — Meister Eckhart Quote

“One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can get anything out of life without God.”

“What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.”

“When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order.”

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”

“The more we have the less we own.”

“Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.”

“For me, I spend an hour sitting down, sending off e-mails and text messages to everyone in my contacts list - guys I played with, guys I work with, friends, relatives, and neighbors. I just fire off something quick that says I love you, I'm thinking about you, and if you need anything, you call me.”

“Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.”

“Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.”

“A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.”

“The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect.”

“If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.”