People assume that happiness stems from collecting things outside of yourself, whereas true happiness stems from removing things from inside of yourself

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.

The news is glorified gossip.

As a farm girl, even when I was quite young, I had my 'farm chores' - but I had time also to be alone, to explore the fields, woods and creek side. And to read.

Civil wars leave nothing but tombs.

I do not often attack the Labour Party, they do it so well themselves.

Nobody else is going to do the things which are yours to be done in the world.

Every night I bring home flowers and burn candles. And I have a real sense that home is what starts everything inside of you.

I work out all the time. Cardio, resistance and a lot of jogging. I love to go hiking. I'm going to invest this in myself, into my self-worth, into my self-esteem.

The most beautiful prose paragraph yet written by any American.

Murder offers the promise of vast relief. It is never unsexual.

Hunger's a great spur.