People can be happy while they are going through great pain and adversity. There's no pleasure evident in their external lives yet they are content on the inside. And conversely, tons of people are surrounded by pleasure (fast cars, nice homes, great clothes) but there is no joy within. So choose to be happy.

Life helps those who help themselves.

Your greatest asset is your learning ability. The ordinary stroke their egos - the exceptional polishes their craft

The moment I stopped spending so much time chasing the big pleasure of life. I began to enjoy the little ones, like watching the stars dancing in moonlit sky or soaking in the sunbeams of a glorious summer morning.

You are also what you say to yourself all day long.

Every person you meet has a lesson to teach, a story to tell and a dream to share.

What you resist will persist; what you befriend, you will transcend.