Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you can see that she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that are unkind.

When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.

To me, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from - if you're a good person and you got my back, I got yours.

It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.

You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself.

Nothing can be by itself alone, no one can be by himself or herself alone, everyone has to inter-be with every one else. That is why, when you look outside, around you, you can see yourself.

I love it when someone tries a recipe of mine and posts a picture of the finished product. Completely rewarding. It makes my day every time.

Im hoping that for film actors there is this kind of emotional trigger on any subject. It need not be only slums. It can be anything. But even if it is tentative, sooner or later, it will - by its sheer force - engulf you in a way where you make a commitment and you get involved in it, beyond just making it an image-building exercise.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

The fellowship of true friends who can hear you out, share your joys, help carry your burdens, and correctly counsel you is priceless.