The greatest antidote to insecurity & sense of fear is compassion. It brings one back to the basis of one's inner strength.

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.

Leaders live by choice, not by accident.

A book is the cheapest ticket you will ever hold.

The free intellect is the chief engine of human progress.

Get your egos off the battlefield.

How amazing it is that friendships can become so full that you can't imagine what your life was like before them.

Wisdom comes from disillusionment.

To have knowledge and to know are two different things, and one is possible without the other.

I'm someone who has a singular goal in making films; I want to tell a story. There are certain stories that I want to tell. Hollywood's never really been the ultimate goal for me.

If in so many parts of the world there are children who have nothing to eat, that's not news, it seems normal. It cannot be this way!

When the desirable jobs are spending other people's money, reporting on spending other people's money and lobbying to spend other people's money then you know that the society is f***ed.