For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.

When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.

Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.

Good memories are our second chance at happiness.

I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.

It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.

I have to be seen to be believed.

We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.

Grief is the price we pay for love.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

Happiness is there when you express kindness, compassion, and unconditional love and fill yourself with bliss and joy.

I had never been as resigned to ready-made ideas as I was to ready-made clothes perhaps because although I couldn't sew I could think.

Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.

I find the less attention I pay to food, the healthier I am.

Clearly, high energy prices will have a large negative effect on the California economy and could possibly drag the rest of the nation into a recession.

I simply try to put down colors which render my sensation

Oh, the fullness, pleasure, sheer excitement of knowing God on earth!

Caution always, but when a man acts he should act suddenly and with decision.

Worry is an unhealthy and destructive mental habit.

Each of us is responsible for everything and to every human being.