I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.

We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to forget the feuds of a thousand years.

For whatever trauma came with service in tough circumstances, we should take what we learned – take our post-traumatic growth – and, like past generations coming home, bring our sharpened strengths to bear, bring our attitude of gratitude to bear.

We can succeed only by concert. It is not, ‚Can any of us imagine better,‘ but, ‚Can we all do better?‘

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.

My wife has about everything I can think of.

The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.

The philosophical idea that there are no more distances, that we are all just one world, that we are all brothers, is such a drag! I like differences.

Every day, the people I meet inspire me… every day, they make me proud… every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.

We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!

This is not a bad life.

Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are.

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.

I always kind of see how I want things to be better, and I’m generally not happy with how things are or the level of service that we’re providing for people or the quality of the teams that we built. But if you look at this objectively, we’re doing so well on so many of these things. I think it’s important to have gratitude for that.

I need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of people happy that I might deserve a little bit of respect in return. Instead, the papers try to drag me off my pedestal.

I hope I would not be so arrogant as to doubt anyone’s religion or belief.

San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories.

Dear friends, we may well sing to our Beloved when it is near the time of our departure. It draws near, and as it approaches, we must not dread it, but rather thank God for it.

Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.

The whole aspect of cinema and film festivals should be a moment to come together and celebrate art and humanity. It would be a shame if there was such a divide.

I’m an atheist and I thank God for it.

My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else – I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.

People don’t realize what they had till it’s gone. Like President Kennedy, there was no one like him, the Beatles, and my man Elvis Presley. I was the Elvis of boxing.

I really, truly believe that writing comes out of the body; of course, the mind is working as well, but it’s a double thing and that doubleness is united. I mean, you can’t separate persona from psyche; you just can’t do it.

Stop this attitude that older people ain’t any good anymore! We’re as good as we ever were – if we ever were any good.

How I love David Bowie.

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

Right now, when we’re hearing so much disturbing and hateful rhetoric, it is so important to remember that our diversity has been – and will always be – our greatest source of strength and pride here in the United States.

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.

Our nation must come together to unite.

When we have peace, then we have a chance to save the planet. But if we are not united in peace, if we do not practice mindful consumption, we cannot save our planet.

Physical elegance, which is what I am talking about here, comes from the body. This is no superficial matter, but rather the way that man found to honour the way he places his two feet on the ground.

Here in America, we don’t give in to our fears. We don’t build up walls to keep people out.

Sometimes the majority just means all the fools are on the same side.

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.

Being elected to Congress, though I am very grateful to our friends for having done it, has not pleased me as much as I expected.

Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt.

Every loss of life is terrible.

We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith.

Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!

One of the most important things you learn from the Internet is that there is no ‚them‘ out there. It’s just an awful lot of ‚us.‘

Nothing is worth more than this day.

Each doctor makes a much, much more important job than I do, but at the end, nobody talks about him. We all know about it, but we don’t really think about it.

I really appreciate the moments that I was able to win rap album of the year or whatever.

My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy.

If you ever see The Rock working out in the gym, don’t think you can just go up and disturb his workout and expect him to take a picture. He’s there to work, so kindly just pass the silverback on by or he’ll rip your face off.

Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbour is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.

All our actions, as well as our thoughts and words, should praise Him who always blesses us.

You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.

It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can.

To all the musicians, to the Academy, with all due respect, reggaeton is part of our Latin culture. And its representing as much as any other genre at the worldwide level.

I’m a mama’s boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother. I won’t do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother.

If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

I was always respectful of people who were deeply religious because I always felt that if they gave themselves to it, then it had to be important to them. But if you can go through life without it, that’s OK, too. It’s whatever suits you.

Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.