"Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves."
"The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner."
"In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured."
"Gratitude is a sign of maturity...Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others."
"It is not so much the major events as the small day-to-day decisions that map the course of our living. . . Our lives are, in reality, the sum total of our seemingly unimportant decisions and of our capacity to live by those decisions."
"Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out."