If we had to accept the idea of an independent creator, the explanations given in [several Buddhist texts] which completely refutes the existence per se of all phenomena, would be negated.

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.

A healthy society begins with healthy individuals.

Keep your heart clearAnd transparent, And you willNever be bound.A single disturbed thoughtCreates ten thousand distractions.

The saddest thing about death, whether it's our own or someone we care for, is when the world doesn't stop we do.

I don't write to be understood

Wicked men obey for fear, but the good for love.

Where the criminals cover their crimes by making them legal.

The thing that's changed the most has just been the rapid technology.

The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will not occur because of technology but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human.

I love doing my own stunts but it's hard.

That agony returns; And till my ghastly tale is told, This heart within me burns.