The world has also learned that economic growth, by itself, cannot close the gap between rich and poor.

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.

Tell me about yourself.' A strange thing for a husband to ask a wife.

Grace is the gateway to heaven.

We learn to become more empathic when we slow down, become present, and are fully committed to understanding another person’s uniqueness.

Nothing's faster than the Internet.

The existence of tricks does not imply the absence of magic.

During Breaking The Waves, I was on my own in a hotel room. I think I would have been impossible to live with. When you go home, you have to pretend to be the person you are at home.

The FEAR of becoming dehydrated causes dehydration. As with so many things in our life, it is because we KNOW it is a problem that it is a problem.

Life is only as meaningful as you fool yourself into thinking it is.

When the truly great people discover that they have been deceived by the signposts along the road of life, they just shift gears and keep going.

Where's the line between professional girlfriend, and just plain professional?