I am just one human being.

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.

...one can't avoid the storms and calamities of life, but one can at least find the right partner to face them with.

The search for a new personality is futile; what is fruitful is the interest the old personality can take in new activities.

You can't please everybody all the time, but you can please a majority.

And make death proud to take us.

This is official today. China has surpassed the U.S. and now has the No. 1 economy in the world. After hearing this, China's children asked, 'So now can we take a lunch break?'

I wanted to apply to the astronaut program after the Challenger accident

There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.

Off-camera, I sound like Perry Como.

The sense of a long last night over civilization is back again.

There is real value in these local congregations. For me, a lot of it is the value of the sacraments we share. In neighborhoods like ours, the churches provide stability.