It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently."

"Like uncut diamonds, many individuals have shining qualities beneath a rough exterior."

It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives

If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow -- Helen Keller

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow. 

"Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different, that each of us is special."

Don't set your goals by what others deem important. Only you know what is best for you."

Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would to your life, for without them life is meaningless."

To be angry at hearing other people speaking highly of one's enemies is totally inappropriate, because at least in the mind of the person who is praising this enemy, there is some sense of fulfillment, some satisfaction. That person is doing so because he or she feels joyous and happy, and one should rejoice in that because one's enemy has caused someone to be satisfied. If possible one should also join in the praise rather than trying to obstruct it. -Dalai Lama