A heart full of love and compassion is the main source of inner strength, willpower, happiness, and mental tranquility

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.

Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?

Where a woman's faith in herself ends

I think it's only failure if you put the word failure on it. I think it's part of the process of learning where you're going to go and what doesn't work.

If I want to get a taste of beach culture, I'll fire up my season 2 DVD of 'Beverly Hills, 90210.'

One shot. That was all you got. - Isaac

The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days waiting for better ones ahead.

A memoir should have some uplifting quality, inspiring or illuminating, and that's what separates a life story that can influence other people.

The fundamental thing is to drop the split, to become one. Be one, and then all else is possible; even the impossible is possible.

I always find that I'm at my best,' Eric said leadingly, 'when I'm at my worst.

Gratitude is thankfulness expressed in action.