I don't really watch TV series because I don't want to get hooked on them and have them suck up all my time.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

It is injustice to determine the brutality of an action because of the victim or the criminal.

A good woman is a pleasured treasure.

Saying both sides participated in violence doesn't mean both sides are equally ideologically wrong, you know.

I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books. They're embarrassed to have people see them doing it.

Costume design allows you to do a different type of research and create characters, whereas in fashion, you create an image and clothing for the masses.

I don't like mushiness. I'm a very emotional person but I hate sentimentality. I don't like great demonstrations of emotion. But as I'm getting older, I'm getting much more open about all that.

A ballerina takes steps given to her and makes them her own. Each individual brings something different to the same role.

The poorest man in the world is a man without a dream.

Time is round, and it rolls quickly.

Your destiny is that of a man, your vows those of a god.