Quotes from Bikram Choudhury

You use the body as a medium to bring the mind back to the brain. Perfect married between body and mind. Then, you can knock the door to the spirit.

The meaning of yoga is connection of mind, body and spirit. If you have a bad telecommunication system, your body gets sick. Yoga helps fix that.

If you do Bikram Yoga, you exercise your body 100 percent.

Truth is the most bitter to accept, swallow and digest it. The moment you speak truth, you lose your popularity. But I don't care.

Every human being in this world is interested in certain things. Everybody has a hobby. Some people like art; I know nothing about it. Some people like books, some people like fishing, some people like music. I like to look at cars.

I started with nothing. Zero.

I fix the human chassis, I tune up human engines, I recharge human batteries, and I adjust human transmissions.

When actress Shirley Maclaine arrived 30 minutes late for a class, I asked her to leave.

Natural hydration is a key factor in any type of sports performance.

I have the biggest and the longest mouth in the world. Everybody's scared of my mouth.

Movie stars, rich people - oh, they have so many beautiful cars!

My friend said to me, 'You don't look good,' - because all the time I have to think about law and justice and courts.

You cannot steal somebody's intellectual property. Law and justice protect.

There's nothing wrong with material things as long as you don't lie, cheat and steal.

I have so many choices in America; it's home to so many good things. I'm smart enough to enjoy all the good things that are offered.

Lady Gaga listens to me. Her mantra is only one word - 'Bikram' - because Bikram makes her what she is today. It works.

I am tough, and sometimes I tell it like it is. Tough love can work wonders.

I always forgave my students, like Jesus.

When President Ronald Reagan asked me a stupid question once, I called him an idiot in public! I thought I was going to be arrested, but he laughed and appreciated me.

American men are like women.

I didn't come here without a visa, like everyone from China and Vietnam and Cuba. I came here by special plane... received by the ambassador, by the president of the United States. I should be the most honored man in your country.

If you have a good spine, the gods will chase you. Nobody has psychological or emotional problems, everyone has a bad spine.

Regardless of your age or current physical condition you'll laugh, cry, moan, groan, sweat and experience the most exciting, hard working and effective therapeutic yoga routine in the world.

When you practice yoga, first your personality changes, the faith increases, then confidence improves