Encountering sufferings will definitely contribute to the elevation of your spiritual practice, provided you are able to transform calamity and misfortune into the path.

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.

People who say they don't have time to read simply don't want to.

Dream is meant to be original. There is no honor in trying to be a copy of someone else's dream life.

The ability to forget is a blessing, just like memory is.

Toni, you bring me luck. I'm gonna wear you like a charm.

Prostitution happens to you because of troubles you had. In reality no woman would choose to do that.

And it can be a way of healing.

You have people telling you how good you are and all of a sudden, you might start believing it and forget what it takes to be good.

Some bioengineering is good, especially if it results in plants that are more drought-resistant or perennial food crops.

Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.

We must judge of a form of government by it's general tendency, not by happy accidents