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“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.”

“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”

“My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out.”

“Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like.”

“There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.”

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style”

“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.”

“Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath. Every moment is the guru.”

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.”

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.”

“People who consider themselves victims of their circumstances will always remain victims unless they develop a greater vision for their lives.”

“As long as we continue to think we will be happy in the future, we will never be happy in the moment, and that is the same as saying that we will never be happy. If we think that our lives will be better when we get that better job or retire, stay or go, gain or lose weight, or when our children grow and leave or come back, we are putting off the happiness that there is in today.”

“You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.”

“Life is flying by. You don't have time to waste another minute being negative, offended or bitter. If someone did you wrong, get over it and move forward.”

“My pictures are about a search for a moment—a perfect moment. To me the most powerful moment in the whole process is when everything comes together and there is that perfect, beautiful, still moment. And for that instant, my life makes sense.”

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

“If you want to be really successful, and I know you do, then you will have to give up blaming and complaining and take total responsibility for your life -- that means all your results, both your successes and your failures. That is the prerequisite for creating a life of success.”

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

“I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.”