Religious belief is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness.

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.

Without struggle, success has no value.

Walls get made, walls crumble, buildings get built, buildings collapse, memories get made, memories last.

When you see the divinity in others, you are Divine. When you see ego in others, you are egoistic.

[When asked how someone 6'3" had dared take up golf:] I was too tall to make the chess team in my high school, so I tried golf.

If other people choose to believe because I do, great. I want to show people God's love through what I do and who I am. At the same time, I don't feel I need to pass out Bibles at the concert.

I grew up in the Midwest; you don't know any screenwriters. It didn't seem like a realistic career possibility.

But I'm willing to take a chance on believing there has to be a way. All I need is someone to believe with me.

His is a joy which consequences cannot quench. His is a peace which circumstances cannot steal.

I have realised just how important it is to readers to feel that fictional stories are based on reality.

It is a thousand pities never to say what one feels.