There is no development of character without resistance, there is no growth of spirituality without overcoming.

Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!

I'm going to tell you the most important secret of human life. The most critical need of the human soul is to be kind.

The greatest work we will ever do will be within the walls of our home.

There should be no yelling in the home unless there is a fire.

Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.

Find a purpose in life so big it will challenge every capacity to be at your best.

Being a parent is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.

Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men.

True happiness comes only by making others happy.

I think it must be apparent to every thinking mind that the noblest of all professions is that of teaching, and that upon the effectiveness of that teaching hangs the destiny of nations.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

Feel free to scream, whisper, and everything in between. I want to hear it all.

Tis always morning somewhere in the world.

I won't eat anything green.

Religion helps you relate with the universe. Buddha was indifferent to the concept of god yet he gave us values.

Continuity is how you build a physique.

I can state that I created a ballet company of which everyone said: St. Petersburg has the greatest ballet in all Europe.

A state of apostasy is worse than a state of ignorance.

When you're in your early 20s your love life seems to explode every 20 minutes or so. By the time you've reached your thirties, it is every five or ten years.

An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.