Try leaving a trail of little sparks of gratitude on your daily trips. You will be surprised how they will set small flames of friendship that will be rose beacons on your next visit.

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.

If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

You became moon dust in my soul, I couldn't quite brush you away because somehow you always returned to haunt my heart.

Hopefully and devoutly focus on your greater possibilities.

God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.

Grooming is the secret of real elegance. The best clothes, the most wonderful jewels, the most glamorous beauty don't count without good grooming.

It's better to be the largest independent band from Brazil instead of be the smallest mainstream band.

I love working. I don't know what the word vacation means.

A thinker reverses roles and sees the perspectives of others.

God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.

Miracles cannot be explained, that is their miraculous nature.

We can drink soup with a fork, it will only take long time! As long as we are patient, we can drink it even with a tiny pin!