If you shift your focus from oneself to others, and think more about others' well-being and welfare, it has an immediate liberating effect.

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.

Live a life of faith, hope and love.

You really can have your dreams and at the same time have a family. But it has to be a really deliberate practice.

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

Like a graceful vase, a cat, even when motionless, seems to flow.

In one sentence, I'd describe myself as indescribable. But, I wouldn't end it with a period. I'd end it with three dots.

Then I thought, Whoa. If there are no photographs, then there is no history. I'm going to get in there. I'm going to make these pictures. We need a record.

I'll always say my prayers...and if God doesn't answer them at once I shall know it's because He's planning something better for me.

The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.

Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.

Rather than someone that i can't take my eyes off, I want to find someone that I can't take my heart off