Thank you, always say thank you; it's the greatest gift you can give someone; because thank you is what you say to God.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

problems call for ideas, the bigger the problem, the bigger the idea

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

Our American government has strayed too far from American values. It is time to move forward. The country we carry in our hearts is waiting.

I think that we should make the best of where we live and we all should be able to come back home to a place that is welcoming and represents who we are.

In heaven there are two distinct loves, love to the Lord and love towards the neighbor, in the inmost or third heaven love to the Lord, in the second or middle heaven love towards the neighbor.

You don't need to be able to absorb a tremendous amount of the mystical kundalini to realize God.

Listen, if you're not going to be a nun or something, you might as well laugh.

To the west, the Pacific Ocean, which revulses me, for its vastness cannot be fitted into any box.

I was never much of a reader. I'm a slow reader, which is unusual, because I'm so into language and I love words so much. But it's hard for me to read.

Teaching the child to treat boundaries seriously teaches the child to respect the rights and needs of others. Thinking of another's needs creates empathy.