The key to human happiness lies within our own state of mind, and so too do the primary obstacles to that happiness.

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.

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

Light doesn’t always keep the dark things away, ” Nyx said.

Goethe said there would be little left of him if he were to discard what he owed to others.

My kind publishers, Toby Mundy and Margaret Stead of Atlantic Books, have commissioned me to write the life of Queen Victoria.

The art of science is as important as so-called technical science. You need both. It's this combination that must be recognized and acknowledged and valued.

Family violence is a criminal act; perpetrators, while often former victims themselves, need to accept culpability.

It is not a merit to tolerate, but rather a crime to be intolerant.

The life of a winner is the result of an unswerving commitment to a never-ending process of self-completion .

Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease.