Genuine peace is based on inner peace, because you cannot build peace on the basis of anger

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.

Never leap into battle, when you may come quietly to victory at a walk.

The universe makes it possible. Your mindset makes it probable. Your action makes it reality.

Want for your brother, what you want for yourself.

It is a rare photographer who can take a detached, cold-blooded view of his work.

I'm sorry Sandstorm" he murmured. "I never meant to hurt you" His voice barely more than a whisper, he added,"I love you." Sandstorm's eyes glowed."I love you too,Fireheart.

The moralist must praise heroism and condemn cruelty; but the moralist does not explain events.

Come on, a 25-page digression on god? You can’t have that kind of thing, cut it out!”

Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.

I'm not sure I believe in the whole 'ghost-afterlife' thing, but I think places are marked by people who have been there.

Saying no to something is actually much more powerful than saying yes.