When we encounter suffering, it is important to respond w/ compassion rather than to question the politics of those we help.

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.

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

Life is transient and ephemeral so dance in your own way.

Travel is a state of mind. It has nothing to do with existence or the exotic. It is almost always an inner experience.

Look at me, Nat. I won’t bite.” There was a long pause before he said, “Hard.

The more we die, the stronger we will become

A virus is not just DNA; a virus is also packaged up, covered over with a series of proteins in a nice, elegant, well-compacted form.

I would love to have a part opposite a great actor - like, say, Pacino or De Niro or Hoffman. And to work with a top director. That's my dream.

A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You are healthy.

It looks like a galosh with electronics in it.

Your task it is, amid confusion, rush, and noise, to grasp the lasting, calm and meaningful, and finding it anew, to hold and treasure it.