#inspirational

"For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you."

"A wise person is silent and rarely wants to show his wisdom. A fool is always vocal and uses every opportunity to show his foolishness."

"In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible except with time. You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly believing it will make you less miserable now. I have had enough experience to make this statement."

"Let the waves of ocean teach you how to love and dance."

"Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands."

"I think that fame removes true happiness. Because when you are famous, people know you for who they think you are and when you are happy, it's because people have met you and see you for who you really are. Of course, if you are not a great person, it's better to be famous. But if you have greatness, it's better to not be famous."

"When a stargirl cries, she sheds not tears but light."

"Don't let your habits become handcuffs"

"The business of being happy requires making a conscious choice. People think being happy will just happen to them someday, if only they do this or that right. But it doesn't - you have to choose it. You choose happiness, you don't wait for it to choose you."

"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

"When you do things with love, flowers bloom inside you."

"I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful illusions."

"Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth."

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people move our souls to dance. They awaken us to a new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom. Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same."

"Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you."

"There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing...when we save our children, we save ourselves"

"One day, your light will silence the darkness, and you will be surrounded by the beauty within."

"You don't know what you can get away with until you try."

"See it, feel it, trust it!"