Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

Failure is God's own tool for carving some of the finest outlines in the character of his children.

Change is fundamental in story. If things go static, stories die.

Pettiness is the tendency of people without large purposes.

Lucille Ball hates the color of her hair, too, and says 'I should wear a sign on my chest saying I hate it, but Technicolor demands it.'

When the citizens of a society can see and hear their leaders, then that society should be seen as one.

Freedom is never more in peril than when politicians feel the pressure to 'do something.'

Meditation is the delicate art of doing nothing.

One of the best ways to educate our hearts is to look at our interaction with other people, because our relationships with others are fundamentally a reflection of our relationship with ourselves.

I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know.

Very many maintain that all we know is still infinitely less than all that still remains unknown.