“Stop and reflect on your life regularly. Pressing the pause button to practise gratitude is the way to make it a constant in your life.”

When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.

Hot heads do not give good feedback – choose a better time.

Physical violence is inflicted with weapons, but emotional violence is inflicted with words; words can leave invisible scars that can take years, or even lifetimes, to heal.

To find your purpose in life, you must go on a journey of self-discovery.

We should deal with each other sensitively; our attitude towards life affects how we act in our relationships.

The paradox of our times is that those who have the most can often be the least satisfied.

When things are beyond your control and there is nothing you can do,why worry?

You need an attitude of service. You’re not just serving yourself. You help others to grow up and you grow with them.

Watch your thoughts, they turn into words. Watch your words, they turn into actions. Watch your actions, they turn into habits. Watch your habits, they turn into character. Watch your character, it turns into your destiny. It all begins with a thought.

Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Our relationships are stronger when they contain a spiritual component. There are three different ways to become good friends with someone.

Think: Is this in my control? If yes, you can do something about it. If no, then you cannot do anything about it. Therefore, in both circumstances, why worry?

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

To accept someone when everything is going right is easy. But when things are falling apart around you and you stick together, that’s the test of a relationship. Love is when we have every reason to break up but we do not.

Meditation is like a plane: It first takes you high, then far away and then further away imperceptibly.

Everything we do we should look at in terms of millions of people who can’t afford it.

I think we should teach them [the people] wonders and that the purpose of knowledge is to appreciate wonders even more.

I’ve just always been very aware and careful of everything so that I can be ready for the perfect opportunities as they come. I don’t take anything for granted or wait for anything to come to me.

I have an abundant amount of love in my life, and I’m grateful for that.

Father if you don’t take me any further I honor the gifts you’ve given me thus far.

The measure of a man’s culture is the measure of his appreciation. We are ourselves what we appreciate and no more.

The ultimate function of literature is to appreciate the world, sometimes indignantly, sometimes sorrowfully, but best of all to praise when it is luckily possible.

Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.