The practicing of loving kindness toward one's enemy is the ultimate test of one's own spiritual attainment.

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.

Democracy is a poor system

Originally a stylist took terrible dresses and did everything she could to make them wonderful. Now, you create an image. It's much more specialized.

If I did want to come back, I was going to make, what, $50 million? You know what; don't call my phone unless you've got $100 million.

We sit in meditation and cry to God, we cry to the light, as little children, knowing God will do everything for us.

There is nothing better than humor to keep a marriage going.

I can live with failure if it is born of conviction.

You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.

The United States has used force abroad more than 130 times, but has only declared war five times - the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, and World Wars I and II.

There is no other way to beat a terrorist. You must fight like him, or he will surely kill you.

He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour.