“Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle!”

The way the world is right now, we need more love.

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.

You know, I have seven children, so I guess I know some things about life.

There are people who have let the problems of today lead them to conclude that for them life is not the way.

Hate knows that love is the cure.

Music can measure how broad our horizons are. My mind wants to see to infinity.

A frowning face can’t bring out the beauty that you are.

What I’m not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.

Oh, thank you love With all my heart and soul I thank you love Each day that comes and goes I thank you love I thank you ’cause you gave me true love

Through the ages all great men have taught truth and happiness can’t be bought.

We have to have pride in not just one people but all people.

Many of us feel we walk alone without a friend, Never communicating with the one who lives within.

We can’t live in a place of fear.

There’re songs to make you smile, there’re songs to make you sad. But with a happy song to sing it never seems as bad.

You are the sunshine of my life That’s why I’ll always be around, You are the apple of my eye, Forever you’ll stay in my heart.

When you feel your life’s too hard, just go have a talk with God. Well, he’s the only free psychiatrist that’s known throughout the world.

Don’t ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn’t want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.

For a woman to be considered a celebrated beauty is not exactly a bad thing. I think we have to say that in all reality.

In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day-or to celebrate each special day.

On this day, when we’re celebrating our constitutional heritage, I urge you to be faithful to that heritage – to impose on our fellow citizens only the restrictions that are there in the Constitution, not invent new ones, not to invent the right because it’s a good idea.

The next time you look into the mirror, just look at the way the ears rest next to the head; look at the way the hairline grows; think of all the little bones in your wrist. It is a miracle. And the dance is a celebration of that miracle.

Every moment of your life is either a test or a celebration.

Good food is a celebration of life.

Celebrate the people in your life who are there because they love you for no other reason than because you are YOU.