There’s no need for us to be held back by the past or how things have been so far. The important thing is what seeds we are sowing now for the future.

With love and patience, nothing is impossible.

What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.

Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.

Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century.

No matter what our personal circumstances may be, if we ourselves become a source of light, then there will be no darkness in the world.

I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.

What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown as people.

Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.

Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end.

Sin has sprung from a royal though evil stock, and if it be in the heart, it will struggle for the throne.

I try to take care of myself, and I lead a healthy lifestyle.

Pain is an event ... Suffering, on the other hand, is the nightmare reliving of unscrutinized and unmetabolized pain.

Women – love each other, support each other, defend each other. It comes at a greater cost to you to attack the women around you than it does to empower them.

I don't see the country audience looking forward to an out male singer. There are rumors about people but no one ever confirms because there is a tremendous amount of money at stake.

I want to know if you are willing to live, day by day, with the consequence of love.

Amazon's identity and goals are never clear and always fluid, which makes the company destabilizing and intimidating.

He who cannot read is worse than deaf and blind, is yet but half alive, is still-born.

Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day.

I've gotten into this nasty habit of running away from love, but maybe one day I can find the exception to that.