It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Beauty is the promise of happiness.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.

Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

But happiness is no respecter of persons.

Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.

God is a community of persons and He has created you in His image, not as an isolated individual, but as a person whom He has invited to a communal life with Himself and with the whole human family.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.