Nothing comes into being without a cause and when all the conditions are created, there is nothing that can prevent the consequence.

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.

To say I had some pent-up anger would be like saying Britney Spears had minor impulse-control issues.

Take the breath of the new dawn and make it part of you. It will give you strength.

Crowds moved wherever he went, across the bridge to Manhattan, in New York, wherever he went, life flowed and eddied, but he was not part of it.

Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any viable reason.

I cannot say whether things will get better if we change what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.

I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.

Belief in God? An afterlife? I believe in rock: this apodictic rock beneath my feet.

America is constantly involved in unnecessary wars.

Of course the Silicon Valley is unique and Berlin is not yet comparable. But of all the different cities that are building a startup infrastructure, Berlin is the one with the most similar energy.

Challenging American leadership is not at stake.