The cultivation of compassion is no longer a luxury, but a necessity, if our species is to survive.

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.

A person must move beyond guilt and unexamined thoughts and motives in order to discover a purpose for living vibrantly.

Sometimes we need to examine who we are, what we stand for and the people we allow in our lives.

I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.

People in the age of [President] Obama don't dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That's for sure.

It's like 60 Minutes on acid.

There was something so best-musical-ever when people screamed and begged for mercy, and she could listen to a good musical all day.

I think I technically learned some things, hopefully. But I go to the movies for characters and story and a berserk vision.

Happy is the house that shelters a friend.

If you aspire to be a leader of your own country, you must speak your own language, for God's sake.