It is... very helpful to think of adversity not so much as a threat to our peace of mind but rather as the very means by which patience is attained.

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.

Stories last longer: but only by becoming only stories.

Life begins where needs end.

If you destroy the foundations of anything, the structure will collapse. If you want to destroy any building, you are guaranteed early success if you destroy the foundations.

Italy to me is like the mean mother. Whatever I do, it's never good enough. People say I'm the queen of Cannes, but in Italy I get turned down for work.

Don't worry, be crappy. Revolutionary means you ship and then test... Lots of things made the first Mac in 1984 a piece of crap - but it was a revolutionary piece of crap.

I was always fascinated by politics, and I did not like the direction the country was going under Bill Clinton.

I sometimes found myself more comfortable around my TV family than I did with my own parents and sister.

Giving the reader the space to move around and be active, and encourage their active response is important to me. That will connect the reader more to the text.

There is one thing worse than an absolutely loveless marriage: a marriage in which there is love, but on one side only.

I feel like I'm married to what I do, to the streets. And I feel like when the streets are mad, it's serious.