“Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.”

When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Don’t give up.

If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.

Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.

Sometimes you have to lose all you have to find out who you truly are.

Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.

Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.

Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.

Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up.

When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful.

Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.

Great leaders create more leaders, not followers.

Failure is a bend in the road, not the end of the road. Learn from failure and keep moving forward.

Don’t wait for things to happen. Make them happen.

Most of us must learn to love people and use things rather than loving things and using people.

Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you.

When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again.

Always think, ‘what’s the worst that can happen’ and have some kind of strategy to deal with it.

Writing for me is a kind of compulsion, so I don’t think anyone could have made me do it, or prevented me from doing it.

More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can’t put a dollar sign on.

A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves – a special kind of double.

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.

Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.

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