When we look at external things, we can usually distinguish those that are useful and valuable from those that are not. We must learn to look at our mind in the same way.

When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subside and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within.

Love is the real nuclear bomb that destroys all our enemies, because when we love all living beings, we have no enemies.

We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be achieved unless we first establish peace within our own minds.

Developing compassion and wisdom and helping those in need is the true meaning of life.

Everything we have and everything we enjoy, including our very life, is due to the kindness of others. In fact, every happiness there is in the world arises as a result of others' kindness.

All the happiness there is in the world arises from wishing others to be happy.

The moment we let go of our obsessive concern for our own welfare, our mind naturally relaxes and becomes lighter.

If everyone practiced cherishing others, many of the major problems of the world would be solved in a few years.

When we learn to accept difficult circumstances patiently, the real problem disappears.

We are all interconnected in a web of kindness from which it is impossible to separate ourself.

Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Do you expect to attend many balls, if I may ask?' and I said, 'Yes, when I am rich and famous.' and Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Yes, when the moon is made of green cheese.

There are as many different kinds of books as there are writers - as many different responses as there are readers.

My two elder sisters married Englishmen and went abroad.

Nothing good has ever been written about the full rotation of a racecar about its roll axis.

But what club wouldn't welcome the chance to strengthen their side, what club would turn down the resources Chelsea have?

Keeping away for all evil deeds, cultivation of life by doing good deeds and purification of mind from mental impunities.

People would say I really loved Buck Rogers until the Hawk guy came on.

I never overcame my conviction that writing for commercial television was a kind of prostitution.

I'm not one to intellectualize why I did something.

I shall play Scarlett O'Hara.