Good luck is opportunity meeting preparedness.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

It is indeed a mistake to confuse children with angels

The habit of giving up when the present task is half finished and try something else is one of the chief causes of failure.

We divided ourselves among caste, creed, culture and countries but what is undivided remains most valuable: a mere smile and the love.

If my boyfriend finds me sexy, then I don't need that kind of male attention from anyone else.

He understands now why kisses in movies are filmed the way they are, with the camera endlessly circling, circling: the ground is unsteady under his.

I didn't know what the path was that I wanted to be as an actor, to be honest. I've been doing a lot of theater since I was a kid, so I was just sort of taking opportunities.

I like to be in a different place when I make a movie so that I can't really focus on anything else, and that is your world.

All the possessions in the world cannot fill an empty heart with love.

The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and places.

Within each piece, I create an intriguing balance between jewelry and the body, and an intensity which draws others to it.