God wants to use you to make other people happy! And the happier you make others, the happier you will be because you reap what you sow.

Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.

We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love.

I still think I am the greatest.

I don’t get up, get dressed, go out, and think, ‚Okay, I gotta find eight jokes.‘

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.

The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.

If you’re in a workplace you don’t like right now, be encouraged because God will use it for your good. Think about it this way: He wants you to be a light in the darkness – and He’s putting His confidence in you!

God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

I don’t know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.

Faith Hill is a big role model.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her – for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.

You are not a problem that needs solving.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

My wife and I are very affectionate.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

Everything is my demon muse. I have a muse which whispers in my ear and says, ‚Do this, do that,‘ but it’s my demon who provokes me.

Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.

It is with your aid, as the people, that I think we shall be able to preserve – not the country, for the country will preserve itself, but the institutions of the country – those institutions which have made us free, intelligent and happy – the most free, the most intelligent, and the happiest people on the globe.

Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can’t find.

Friends… they cherish one another’s hopes. They are kind to one another’s dreams.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

When I write, I write about my surroundings. Sometimes it’s light, and sometimes it gets very dark.

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.

One element of Madonna’s career that really takes center stage is how many times she’s reinvented herself. It’s easier to stay in one look, one comfort zone, one musical style. It’s inspiring to see someone whose only predictable quality is being unpredictable.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.

You have enough people against you… be for yourself.

I don’t think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you ain’t desperate at some point, you ain’t interesting.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.

People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.

Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

I respect Drake not only as a creative person but as a business mind as well. I think Drake’s important.

Imagination decides everything.

When you hear people making hateful comments, stand up to them. Point out what a waste it is to hate, and you could open their eyes.

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.

Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.

Billy Graham is one of my great lifetime heroes. I think he epitomizes the essence of what a Christian leader should be. I have participated in some of his crusades a couple of times in Atlanta. I’ve seen the profound impact he’s had on me personally, and on other people who were not Christians and accepted Christ as Savior.

Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.

You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred.

Example is leadership.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

The American people have not become heartless.

God’s desire is that we excel.

It’s a blessing that South Africa has a man like Nelson Mandela.

We are what we believe we are.

Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy but being kind, in my opinion, is important.