We must realize that it is best to focus on our oneness, to re emphasize what is the same about each of us rather than dwell on what is different.

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.

As my mother used to say: "Mimic a duck act calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like crazy underneath."

Nothing in life is more necessary than friendship.

To improve your life, be prepared to make new choices and decisions.

I don't know the difference between what I want and what I'm trained to want.

I am a Communist, certainly, but that doesn't mean I have to make films about the wheat harvest.

I prefer to channel my problems and inner demons through a character. Another persona. That protects me and my family. I can get my frustrations out that way.

Be like the sun and meadow, which are not in the least concerned about the coming winter.

I read more books than you can imagine on all sorts of odd topics, which is something that I love.

Success isn't something that just happens - success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared.

Each day, whatever I am doing, I am always praying and thinking of God.