If we want to save the world, we must have a plan. But no plan will work unless we meditate.

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.

They say it is a wide road that leads to war and only a narrow path that leads home again.

If I were you I'd put that away. See you're just wasted and thinking about the past again, darling you'll be okay.

Despite centuries of English literature, the most famous split infinitive in all of history comes from Star Trek.

We only get what we can deal with."The real voyage of discovery consists...in seeing with new eyes

The other houses in the neighborhood had Christmas lights up and trees visible in their windows, but not Shae's. She and I were the only ones who didn't care anymore, and I liked that about her.

Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process, too.

I believe that the way to a man's heart is not through his stomach. It's a little further south.

Sometimes it is painful to be oneself; at other times it seems impossible to escape oneself.

Shirley! Don't call me Shirley!

Winter was nothing but a season of snow; spring, allergies; and summer...It was the worst. That was swimsuit season.