"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."
"I'd like to one day be featured on a list of inspirational people who have made a difference in the world, whether it be helping underprivileged people or putting an end to the poaching of wildlife in Africa."
"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. 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."
"Had I not come out with an inspirational CD, you perhaps would have never known that I feel like I feel, that all songs, all the music I've ever done is a gift from God."
"One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed."
"It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped."
"Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge."
"I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts."
"I will always desire to play with Bruce Springsteen. He's the most inspirational, most dedicated, most committed and most focused artist I've ever seen. I like to be around people like that."
"Since we launched the original 'Pop Idol' in England, I've remained close with Simon Fuller. Working as executive producer on 'American idol' for its first seven years not only was an inspirational journey into the heart of American pop culture, it opened my eyes to the untapped potential of the incredibly dynamic young people in this world."
"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain."
"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."
"Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee."
"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."
"Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?"
"Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven."
"Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams."
"The best way out is always through."
"The essential elements of giving are power and love - activity and affection - and the consciousness of the race testifies that in the high and appropriate exercise of these is a blessedness greater than any other."
"The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises."
"The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money."
"The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free."
"The power of imagination makes us infinite."
"The truth is on the march and nothing will stop it."
"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
"There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness."
"Think with your whole body."
"Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself."
"Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel."
"We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone."