Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.

Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm.

You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.

We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.

The best form of flattery is to be admired, imitated or respected. I've always felt proud our fans look up to us or feel we are inspirational.

There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.