In order to be happy we must first possess inner contentment; and inner contentment doesn't come from having all we want; but rather from wanting and appreciating being grateful for all we have.

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.

Reality cannot breathe without imagination.

To be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret for, isn't it?

A cat is witty, he has nerve, he knows how to do precisely the right thing at the right moment.

We're not moving fast enough with where things are going.

Affection, like melancholy, magnifies trifles.

It is our dream that by the time we celebrate the 75th year of independent India, all the slums are replaced by cemented houses.

I don't really consider myself an impressionist.

The memory, experiencing and re-experiencing, has such power over one's mere personal life, that one has merely lived.

I'm really out of touch with myself emotionally. I've always had a hard time talking about how I feel.

A knot you are of damned bloodsuckers.