A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.

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.

God’s Wisdom is only revealed by His Spirit.

So you never know who you touch. You never know how or when you'll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else" (20).

My identity might begin with the fact of my race, but it didn't, couldn't end there. At least that's what I would choose to believe.

I can't sleep, I can't but when all else fails I just breath...

A struggle is fatally injured not so much by the stumbles of its leaders as by their mumbles

My children have been all over the world, and I think it's so good for them: expanding their horizons and imagination and seeing how other people live.

I come from a lot of different worlds, and you can't really place me in a category. I'm just kind of me, and that's what you get.

I'm continuing to prepare very well because I have my responsibility and my (pride) as a man and an athlete.

I believe the more prepared you are physically, the better prepared you are mentally and the more you can then cope. Mentally you have to focus on the job in hand 100%.

They're not so bad. They just need some attention. ...Like pets. Or my brother.