“There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.”

“The soul gives unity to what it looks at with love.”

“Believe in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come true.”

“Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in the person of another.”

“There is no teaching to compare with example.”

“Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.”

“There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained by giving them to someone else.”

“One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”

“The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die.”

“Set out each day believing in your dreams. Know without a doubt that you were made for amazing things.”

“I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.”

“The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.”

“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.”

“Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.”

“Each day when I awake I know I have one more day to make a difference in someone's life.”

“Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world's greatest need.”

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.”

“Let me not hurt, by any selfish deed, Or thoughtless word, the heart of foe or friend; Nor would I pass, unseeing, worthy need, Or sin by silence when I should defend... 'The world is better that I lived to-day.'”

“One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.”

“A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.”

“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.”

“Compassion is the ultimate and most meaningful embodiment of emotional maturity. It is through compassion that a person achieves the highest peak and deepest reach in his or her search for self-fulfillment.”

“Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver, and this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging.”

“Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self.”

“Don't worry so much about your self- esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.”

“A person is not given integrity. It results from the relentless pursuit of honesty at all times.”

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”

“Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie: A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby.”

“Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.”

“Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible.”

“Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart.”

“Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away.”

“We shall find peace. We shall hear angels. We shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.”