There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.

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.

Don't let him take who you are. Make him fear who you'll become.

The Bible says that our core problem, the fundamental reason we do what we do, is sin.

I have felt darkness lead me by the hand Over the hill to greet the singing dawn.

Above all, in my anger, I was sad. Isn't that always the way, that at the heart of the fire is a frozen kernel of sorrow that the fire is trying -- valiantly, fruitlessly -- to eradicate.

I can barely listen to my tapes when I'm transcribing, because I can't stand how I sound.

A medical revolution has extended the life of our elder citizens without providing the dignity and security those later years deserve.

We may not doubt that society in heaven consists mainly of undesirable persons.

Everything that is not given is lost.

Are you hurt?" "Absolutely," I said. "Especially in my everywhere.

I can still boss people around. I can still write. I can still read. I can still eat, and I can still have very strong views.