So, what if, instead of thinking about solving your whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.

Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

We don’t laugh because we’re happy – we’re happy because we laugh.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.

If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don’t back down.

I used to get upset by people not understanding me, but I’ve made a career out of it now.

The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.

I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places

Recognize that you have the courage within you to fulfill the purpose of your birth. Summon forth the power of your inner courage and live the life of your dreams.

I’ve learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me—the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and brothers who were tested with unimaginable hardships and still survived.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undef-eatable