“It's not a question of who will allow me to do it, it's a question of who will stop me.”

“Sean: Tell you what. I'll answer the question you should have asked. Ready?Payton: So it's like Jeopardy?Sean: Yes. Now, the answer is... you.Payton: Me? Wait, what's the question?Sean: Who do you like?”

“It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies?”

“Who do you love?It's a question anyone should be able to answer. A question that defines a life, creates a future, guides most minutes of one's days. Simple, elegant encompassing.Who do you love?”

“Hurt feelings or discomfort of any kind cannot be caused by another person. No one outside me can hurt me. That's not a possibility. It's only when I believe a stressful thought that I get hurt. And I'm the one who's hurting me by believing what I think. This is very good news, because it means that I don't have to get someone else to stop hurting me. I'm the one who can stop hurting me. It's within my power.What we are doing with inquiry is meeting our thoughts with some simple understanding, finally. Pain, anger, and frustration will let us know when it's time to inquire. We either believe what we think or we question it: there's no other choice. Questioning our thoughts is the kinder way. Inquiry always leaves us as more loving human beings.”

“The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But...the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?”