Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.

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.

And here's to the blues, the real blues— where there's a hint of hope in every cry of desperation.

Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence.

Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.

Hopefully we'll get to a point where people realize movies don't cause violence. It just reflects the violence going on in the culture.

I didn't need to get married again. It's great to be in a situation in which you're happy. But, you know, I'm not tortured by love. I'm not tortured by chagrin d'amour. I'm old now.

Without preservation and cultivation of the spiritual, your material success will be as ashes in your mouths.

Studies show American students are becoming less proficient in math. Experts say we should have seen this coming, but nobody could put 2 and 2 together.

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man

Social media has changed everything in our world. The collective humanity, as it was, has such a voice these days, and that's never really existed before.

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.