To be thoroughly and abidingly happy is not only to get what we all instinctively desire, but to fulfill the purpose of our nature.

The first step toward happiness is to determine to be happy.

And thus was kept the first Christmas, the Christmas in the year one, with carols by the choir of heaven, and God's own Son, the Saviour of the world, coming as a Christmas gift for all mankind.

...No man is foolish when his friend betrays him because a man’s world is most serene when he has people to trust and call friends. After all, is it not often said that a friend is another self?

Why do we complicate life, when it was meant to be very simple?

Art exists not inside the piece itself, but inside the mind of the viewer.

Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.

The feeling must come first. If you actually feel rich, if you have a deep inner conviction that you will always have all that you need, it will be so.

For many women - myself included - pregnancy brings on tremendous anxiety and confusion, along with the joy.

Most art in the world does not have a capital 'A,' but is a way of turning everyday objects into personal expressions.

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

Zen is mind-less activity, that is, Mind-ful activity, and it may often be advisable to emphasize the mind, and say, Take care of the thoughts and the actions will take care of themselves.

When, President Bush asks me to go with his father to the Tsunami impacted areas and help raise money, I was thrilled to do that, because I think we have to always keep looking for common ground.