To foster inner awareness, introspection, and reasoning is more efficient than meditation and prayer.

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.

The Destructive Arts are exactly like Martial Arts, except they don't have uniforms or usefulness and the end result doesn't resemble art in any way.

The totally alive, totally conscious, and totally aware Universe takes care of itself completely. It is totally self-reliant and totally self- sufficient. it is perfect.

I still believe that the Democrats have it right about health care, education, the war in Iraq and, yes the war on terror.

I'm a really eclectic reader.

I didn't look at it as a transition so much, because I never intended to have a career as a journalist, writing about people who make movies.

There are no happy endings, there are only happy people.

I wished I could share my own optimism.

I have always believed. I grew up, you know, my parents were a good Christian people. They showed us love in the home.

I walk firmer and more secure uphill than down.

I really think that being yourself, being original, being outside the box is starting to be appealing to people.