Faith is a gateway to happiness that remains permanently accessible to each of us, wherever we are, no matter our circumstances.

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.

If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash.

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.

Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle.

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.

Erase the word "failure" from your vocabulary. No case is ever truly closed, and no challenge is ever over.

Even though it may seem counterintuitive, a comfort zone is a dangerous place to be.

As much time as you put into it, that's what your achievements are going to be when you come out of it.

Cosmic consciousness is the next level of holistic perception.

My home is a little more complicated than coordinates on a map.

As politicians we have to react to the fact that many people do not feel that they can relate to the EU.

...it was necessary to love silence, but before you could love silence you had to have noise.

Self-care isn't selfish (it is a gift to all concerned). You can't serve from an empty vessel.

Only fools repeat the same things over and over, expecting to obtain different results.

Chances rule men and not men chances.

You will have the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, just remember to always handle yourself with grace and dignity.

I frankly confess that even if it were possible I should not wish to have free choice given to me, or to have anything left in my own hands by which I might strive for salvation.

Because of the complexity of the problem, environmental skepticism was once tenable. No longer. It is time to flip from skepticism to activism.