I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture.

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.

Some people just need a high-five. In the face. With my knives.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

You can learn more about hunting deer with a bow and arrow in a week than a gun hunter will learn in his entire life

Can you let your son's body become the same temperature as your son's head before you turn this into a political campaign against the president? Could you do that?

There is no child left within me, none whatsoever.

Politics is the shadow cast on society by big business.

I don't really see how any song can not feel contrived if it isn't honest, and how could I write honest songs if I don't write about stuff going on in my life and how I'm feeling?

Choices lead to habits. Habits become talents. Talents are labeled gifts. You’re not born this way, you get this way.

Like once we picked Jim Norton as the head of security, the writing flows pretty easily.

It's not a weapon or a woman can make a man, or magery either, or any power, anything but himself.