Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

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.

Happily chatting and counting pocket change, patting each other on the back and whistling foolish songs, we go out on the thousand-legged street and miraculously turn into passersby.

There will never be complete satisfaction in the life, satisfaction is an illusion, there is only heroism.

Life is a game, you can't afford to lose.

My mom used to tell me that the most valuable thing she owned was her library card. We were poor, but that's not what she was talking about. My mom knew that education opened doors and opened minds.

The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.

Pain is an event. It happens to you, and you deal with it in whatever way you can.

People don't get it; they think I'm rich. I'm not! I have no money.

Everyone has expectations. You just don't want to have them dashed, so you're quiet about them.

Does anything really matter? We all end up in the same place. All that's left is our Wikipedia entry.

Love's but a frailty of the mind, When 'tis not with ambition joined.