The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.

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.

You're beautiful to me, Jamie, ” I said softly, at last. “So beautiful, you break my heart.

Don’t try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.

The world doesn't need another clothing company. But it does need a certain funk.

[Jazz] is a music of freedom and wonder. It's our indigenous art form, and I'm still blessed to travel around the world and people lay out the carpet for us, so it's quite touching.

My father was absent and he was a hero to me.

I sing and play the guitar, and I'm a walking, talking bacterial infection.

Treat people with dignity and respect.

I like to think of myself as the girl that no one can get, that no one can keep in their hand.

Brainy's the new sexy.

I am the only living person in the English speaking world who didn't have the Narnia books as a child.