Be gentle with the earth.

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.

Violence only attacks the body, but it is non-violence that has the power to influence the soul and reshape it towards a peaceful future.

It's nice to think people might be talking about it after they've seen it. With some comedies it's a bit 'wham bam thank you ma'am', and then you just go for a pizza.

The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be the check and balance on government.

I've got my indignation but I'm pure in all my thoughts.

It puts things into perspective when we realize that people can live without the luxuries we grow accustomed to having.

Love is a bodily shape; and Christian works are no more than animate faith and love, as flowers are the animate springtide.

The only thing worse than having no friends is being pitied for having no friends.

All is not gold that glisters.

We now realize that we're not living in a piecemeal world, but a world where everything is linked together.

The ordinary can be absolutely miraculous.