The city of truth cannot be built on the swampy ground of skepticism.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

God much are the truly wealthy. So our inner happiness depends not on what we experience but on the degree of our gratitude to God, Gratitude — the Secret of Life.

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.

If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

...my sisters are tough. Our strength is in our laughter (Dan)

I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money.

Equestrian and sailing are sports for people growing up on the mean streets of Connecticut.

Let me ... warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party.

I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.

Dreams happen in the strangest places. Watch for them.

The morose one refuses to smile even when he has just had his teeth cleaned.

I refuse to believe that the processed beauty that I see around me is what I have to be.

If the Lord is to be Lord, worship must have priority in our lives. The divine priority is worship first, service second.

It's not so simple to just walk into the desert and cleanse your soul like some new age, snap your fingers, it's all done.