If you can do something about a situation, why worry? And if you can't do something about a situation, why worry?

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.

Being a writer is a good, good thing.

Our self- development is all about conquering and recreating ourselves

And I kind of love it that you want to know everything.

Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.

The skin is forming because of proteins, just like if you cook milk or anything else that's got a coagulant protein in it.

Love. The black hook. The spear singing through the mind.

I'm working toward a CD that will have all of you dancing like crazy.

You can take better care of your secret than another can.

I'm not "filled with my art". I ain't got no art. I've got only a kind of craftsman's skill, and make stories as I make biscuits or embroider underwear or wrap up packages.