Happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.

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.

Today, I will look around & enjoy all the beautiful things that are around me rather than yearn for things that are beyond my control & become miserable.-RVM

Never forget to express your gratitude for the gift of life.

This was the power of the story weaver, Nell realized. An ability to conjure color so that all else seemed to fade.

Faith may be relied upon to produce sustained action and more rarely sustained contemplation.

At different times I taught humanities, social sciences and pre-vocational education.

Nothing echoes like an empty mailbox.

The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.

I cannot give it to you, so try to watch me.

She has the gift of accepting her life.

It's an honor to win a Grammy, of course.