The past is past, and the future is yet to come. That means the future is in your hands - the future entirely depends on the present. That realization gives you a great responsibility.

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.

I guess it’s true: it’s difficult for men to understand women.

The greatest menace in this country is not the bootlegger, but the college professor who rejects the Bible and undermines the faith of the young.

We're all working with one power, one law, it's Attraction

Getting a burp out of your little thing when she needs it is probably the greatest satisfaction I've come across at this point in my life.

There are only two kinds of scholars; those who love ideas and those who hate them.

I dumb down for my audience and double my dollars...

I don't know if we'll ever get used to the attention from the fans.

As millions of women have done before me, I pulled domesticity over my head like a blanket and found I was still cold.

I got a little bit of the Marine mentality from my dad, I guess. You can't but help absorb the culture you're around.

The refugee resettlement program is a kind of worldwide business. There is pressure to keep the numbers up even as you are struggling with the people who do come in.