You don't become happy by pursuing happiness. You become happy by living a life that means something.

Our souls are not hungry for fame, comfort, wealth, or power. Our souls are hungry for meaning, for the sense that we have figured out how to live so that our lives matter.

If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul

Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.

Think about it: it is easy to see God's beauty in a glorious sunset or in ocean waves crashing on a beach. But can you find the holiness in a struggle for life?

We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough.

What cannot be achieved in one lifetime will happen when one lifetime is joined to another.

In all my years of counselling those near death, I've yet to hear anyone say they wish they had spent more time at the office

Why bad things happen to good people

When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world.

God is like a mirror. The mirror never changes, but everybody who looks at it sees something different.

Think you're a slave and you'll find a master

We're never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.

That God normally operates the universe consistently makes science possible; that he does not always do so ought to keep science humble.

I believe history teaches us a categorical lesson: that once a people are determined to become free, then nothing in the world can stop them reaching their goal.

The pas has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that.

People don't die of old age, they die of neglect.

What characteristics do I look for when hiring somebody? That's one of the questions I ask when interviewing. I want to know what kind of people they would hire.

If you can't quit no matter how hard you try, then you have a chance to succeed.

I worry about another leg down in the economies causing social disruption because deleveragings can be very painful - it depends on how they're managed.

I'm not sure I know what "normal" is.