A genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy-Dalai Lama

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live.

Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

Falling in love happens so suddenly that it seems, all at once, that you have always been in love.

Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.

In terms of perceptions of the culture, most people don't think about music. They're not concerned with it. They don't take their musical legacy seriously.

It's very difficult to liberate yourself from what you've learned. You know it's almost impossible because you learn in order to survive.

There is no rule in the pink-triangle guide to coming out that you must wear a rainbow flag cap and organise a full band parade.

The determination that led me to create a new sports team taught me an important lesson: opportunity is manufactured.

I guess emotion really isn't necessary for me to go out and perform well.

I've always been a deep sleeper; because I come from such a large family - there are 10 kids - I could sleep through anything.

In my career, I've really wanted to sort of be a morpher and not show my own identity.

There aren't enough girl drummers.