My creed is that: Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now. The way to be happy is to make others so.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

Who can over estimate the progress of the world if all the money wasted in superstition could be used to enlighten, elevate and civilize mankind?

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

So, ministers say that they teach charity. This is natural. They live on alms. All beggars teach that others should give.

As more people become more intelligent they care less for preachers and more for teachers.

To hate man and worship God seems to be the sum of all the creeds.

The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.

A child’s laughter is one of the most beautiful things on this earth. It can fill the whole world with passionate joy.

A positive mindset is probably the single most powerful elixir you can take for your health.

I always hope that my music can inspire someone, the same way other artists inspire me.

Suffering over things that have happened to us is nothing more than an argument with the past.

I think it's a bit silly to brand the Internet as the 'downfall of youth.'

I always advise eating regular meals — a mix of healthy carbs, protein and fruits and veggies.

Football is for the fans. It can be the greatest game in the world but if there are no people to watch it, it becomes nothing. The fans are the lifeblood of the game.

I was always making things. I made model airplanes and did a number of hands-on activities. I liked creating in some form or another, not realizing what it was all about.

But you can not compare Yao's stats to mine. You just can't compare it and I am playing everyone one-on-one.

History of Ireland--lawlessness and turbulency, robbery and oppression, hatred and revenge, blind selfishness everywhere--no principle, no heroism. What can be done with it?