“Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.”

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.”

Never regret being a good person, to the wrong people. Your behavior says everything about you, and their behavior says enough about them.

“Dream, dream, dream. Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action.”

“We should respect all religions and just believe in peace, kindness and harmony.”

“War does not determine who is right — only who is left.”

Be the reason somebody’s faith in humanity is restored.

“They are not your friend unless they have defended you in your absence.”

“Instead of complaining about your circumstances, get busy and create some new ones.”

“We never lose friends. We simply learn who the real ones are.”

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

“That is what compassion does. It challenges our assumptions, our sense of self-limitation, worthlessness, of not having a place in the world, our feelings of loneliness and estrangement. These are narrow, constrictive states of mind. As we develop compassion, our hearts open.”

“To tell someone not to be emotional is to tell them to be dead.”