Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

God much are the truly wealthy. So our inner happiness depends not on what we experience but on the degree of our gratitude to God, Gratitude — the Secret of Life.

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.

If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Beauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another struggling soul like you.

When you know that everything matters—that every move counts as much as any other—you will begin living a life of permanent purpose.

Love will be our medicine.

Perhaps once one realised how deeply one could bond with a creature as foreign as a dragon, all forms of human love seemed more acceptable.

Reach high for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep for every dream precedes the goal.

I love to go to a movie, get a Diet Coke and a barrel of popcorn, and sit there with my kids and watch a film.

Freedom of the mind requires not only, or not even especially the absence of legal constraints but the presence of alternative thoughts.

New York, you got money on your mind. And my words won't make a dime's worth a difference, so here's to you New York.

Simplicity is the soul of modern elegance.

The hottest coals of fire ever heaped upon the head of one who has wronged you are the coals of human kindness.