We live in a calculative world and have a calculative mind, and in such a world, ego dominates.

Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.

Most people are concerned only with what they can get from the world, but it is what we are able to give to others that determines the quality of our life

When humanity serves Nature, Nature serves humanity. When we serve animals and plants, they too serve us in return.

Make a firm decision: 'Whatever happens, I will be happy. I will be strong. God is always with me.'

Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.

Learn to be thankful to everyone, to the entire creation, even to your enemy and also to those who insult, because they all help you to grow

Our attitude should be: Whatever happens I will remain strong, courageous and happy.

Whether we laugh or cry, the days are going to pass by. So why not choose to laugh?

Don't be discouraged by your incapacity to dispel darkness from the world. Light your little candle and step forward.

Those that have an attitude of service towards others are the beauty of society.

What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy?

Encourage, lift and strenthen one another. For the positive energy spread to one will be felt by us all.

When I was doing comedy in New York, before I was in movies, I was never known as the deadpan actress. I was just a comedienne.

I grew up on comic books. 'X-Men' was my favorite team; Wolverine was my guy. At 8 years old, I dressed up as Wolverine with Adamantium claws that I made out of aluminum!

I would leave school and be bummed out for 15 minutes, and then I would take my mind of things by making music.

Writing a long novel is like survival training. Physical strength is as necessary as artistic sensitivity.

Reality may avoid the obligation to be interesting, but ... hypotheses may not.

What should I believe? thought Shadow, and the voice came back to him from somewhere deep beneath the world, in a bass rumble: Believe everything.

I believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs.

Any time I saw people treated unfairly because of race, creed, whatever - it struck a nerve.