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

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

Our emotions are the reflection of our thoughts.

The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on.

We are not our emotions. We are the ones who experience them.

A person will be just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.

Emotions and feelings… hmm, I used to have those, when I was a kid.

You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.

Emotional intelligence is when you finally realize it’s not all about you.

Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary emotion.

Emotional intelligence is the ability to make emotions work for you, instead of against you.

Societies can be sunk by the weight of buried ugliness.

Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.

Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.

Emotional intelligence is not about being nice all the time. It's about being honest.

Self-regulating your emotions can be beneficial to your present and future self.

When awareness is brought to an emotion, power is brought to your life.

The study of modern mindfulness meditation and emotional intelligence is deeply rooted in the ancient Vipassana meditation techniques.