The more we feel concern for others and seek their well-being, the more friends we will have and the more welcome we will feel.

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.

The way to make your dreams come true is to start believing in them.

So let me get this straight. Government can't track illegals and out of date visas, but they know who you called this morning?

I think one of the most important things punk brought back was the whole concept of staying independent and doing things yourself. It made music a lot less boring in any category you can name.

Just about everybody in America likes Jesus, but few like him for who he truly is.

My mum gave up so much to have me, and now I want to repay her.

As long as you're green, you're growing. As soon as you're ripe, you start to rot.

Everybody has the answers or they'll make them up for you. Just once I'd like to hear a brand-new question.

Those who skim over the surface in a hit-or-miss fashion not only forfeit the best returns on their efforts, but are ever barred from the keen pleasure of seeing beauty in the results of their labor.

Perhaps man is the only being that can properly be called idle.