Compassion instills a sense of calm, inner strength, and a deep confidence and satisfaction

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.

If you wish to compare, compare yourself with God's commandment.

Don't make fun of people who are different. Unless they have more money and influence. Then you must

Self is the opaque veil that hides the face of God from us.

When we’re young nothing offends us, except adults telling us what should. Then when we become adults, nothing offends us, except we are offended on behalf of our young.

Mrs. Daugherty was keeping my bowl of cream of wheat hot, and she had a special treat with it, she said. It was bananas. In the whole story of the world, bananas have never once been a special treat.

The one close to me now; even my own body--these too will soon become clouds, floating in different directions.

The most basic of conservative principles is that if you reward bad behavior you get more of it.

I was supposed to be on the Tonight Show but I broke my shoulder instead.

I can't wait to die so I can be a skeleton and play my chest like a xylophone.