Ken Kesey Quotes

Let the mind be cheerful but calm. Never let it run into excesses, because every excess will be followed by a reaction.

I'm at peace.

I am calm most of the time.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

It is not necessary to do things in a state of anxiety or anguish. That is not the way to be aligned with life.

Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.

I am calmly active, actively calm. I am the prince of peace sitting on a throne of poise, directing the kingdom of my activity.

All I want is to have my peace of mind...

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.

I feel I'm pretty zen and laid back. I don't have a lot of rage in my real life.

We all have times that we get off center.

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.

Sometimes you can find peace of mind by transferring yourself to different situations. They're just reminders to stay... calm.

I feel very peaceful.

I'm more relaxed and just feel like there's kind of a peace with myself.

In this life, we are in a constant search for inner peace. We long for it in all aspects of our lives, both personally and professionally. The truth is that we cannot have inner peace without balance. It seems that having too much or too little of anything completely throws off our balance, therefore limiting our inner peace.

I don't ever want to get too high or too low.

I have never felt the need to get agitated or hyper about anything in life.

Everything too fast is not good but everything too slow is also not good. You need balance. That's why I like martial arts: it always tells you how to control your body, your mind, your heart. Balance. Balance can keep the world's peace. I think that's a very good thing.

A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquility.

Patience is the key to joy.

The moderation of fortunate people comes from the calm which good fortune gives to their tempers.

Meditation clarifies our minds and opens our hearts, and brings us to unusual depth and stability of happiness, whatever life brings.

Happiness is impossible, and even inconceivable, to a mind without scope and without pause, a mind driven by craving, pleasure, or fear. To be happy, you must be reasonable, or you must be tamed. You must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world and what things in it can really serve you. To be happy, you must be wise.