Every man has the basis of good. Not only human beings, you can find it among animals and insects, for instance, when we treat a dog or horse lovingly.

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.

There are only two things worse then an empty canvas: death and taxes.

Some things must remain the same in order for the universe to flow properly. One pebble dashed out across the ocean leaves a lifetime of ripples. They call it the butterfly effect.

Nowadays shots are created in post-production, on computers. It's not really photography.

High and low culture come together in all Post Modern art, and American poetry is not excluded from this.

That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind.

Only God truly forgives, man sometimes forgives, nature never forgives.

Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not.

I feel no shame about having paintings be as grandiose and ridiculous as possible.

I know that through the grace of God, I am the founder of Manitoba.

An emotion that lives with me is a sense of what might have been had injuries not robbed me of my most lethal weapon - speed.