We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.

Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.

When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.

Accept who you are; and revel in it.

Death ends a life, not a relationship.

This is part of what a family is about, not just love. It's knowing that your family will be there watching out for you. Nothing else will give you that. Not money. Not fame. Not work.

The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.

Nothing haunts us like the things we don't say.

Don't cling to things because everything is impermanent.

You have to start over. That's what they say. But life is not a board game, and losing a loved one is never really "starting over." More like "continuing without.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

It is the people who cannot stand oppression that qualifies to fight today’s modern slavery.

In an era when the regular worthy rhythm of life is less eye-catching than doing something extraordinary, I am reassured that I am merely the second sovereign to celebrate a diamond jubilee.

Leaders create a legacy daily.

Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies as well. And certainly in the histories.

The spoken word is never really effective unless it is backed up by a life, but it is also true that the living deed is never adequate without the support the spoken word can provide.

The journey is made easier when we can accept that the process of living is designed for what matters to come through us tenderly.

When love overflows and is expressed through every word and deed, we call it compassion. That is the goal of religion.

Often think of the worst-case scenario, the "Eaten By Wolves" factor.

A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.