The Ahmadinejads of the world, the bin Ladens of the world, will not change their ways, regardless of how hard we try to explain to them that peace begins with them.

Doing good holds the power to transform us on the inside, and then ripple out in ever-expanding circles that positively impact the world at large.

Sustainability is the key to our survival on this planet and will also determine success on all levels.

Think good, speak good and do good, to bring about positive change in the world.

Every person - with his or her own skills, abilities and uniqueness - can contribute to others and bring great joy to those that fortune has not smiled upon.

Doing good business - being ethical, being transparent, being caring, implementing values in your business - makes a difference, and you make money at the same time.

In everything I do, whether in business, philanthropy or my personal life, I am guided by my inner truth, my values.

People look at me as spiritual... but I am also very logical, very business-minded. The two come together.

I have always wanted to be a catalyst for bringing about positive change, inspiring others to choose goodness.

Even a smile is a good deed.

Change is not in the hands of government, not in the hands of a leader or guru, and not in the hands of the powerful or wealthy. It is in our hands: the hands of each and every one of us.

Communication is something we all take for granted.

Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.

I lost a lot of territory I really enjoyed having, but there was no doubt I had to do it to help Democrats.

It is nice to be recognised for actually achieving something in life as opposed to spending seven weeks in a house on TV with a load of other muppets.

It is always a sad thing to understand those who once were obscured by the mystery and intangibility of the thoughtlessly loved.

Music is a self-propelling thing. You can not rely on anybody but yourself.

We actors are an especially superstitious lot.

[Depp] has real ambitions, but he is deeply afraid of being considered pretentious.

The grand stye arises in poetry, when a noble nature, poetically gifted, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject.

Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments.