“We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.” ~JK Rowling “You cannot control the behaviour of others, but you can always choose how you respond to it.” ~Roy T Bennett “We are our choices.” ~Jean-Paul Sartre “Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.” ~Brodi Ashton, Everneath “I am not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re

"At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can." "Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing." "I paint flowers so they will not die." "I am my own muse. The subject I know best. The subject I want to know better." "You deserve the best, the very best, because you are one of the few people in this lousy world who are honest to themselves, and that is the only

“Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.” ~Chad Sugg "Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” ~Warren Buffett "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” ~Chinese proverb “When trees burn, they leave the smell of heartbreak in the air.” ~Jodi Thomas "Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky. ” ~Kahlil Gibran “In a forest of

“Don’t push the river. It will travel at its own speed anyway.” "Your task is not to judge or punish. Karma will take care of that. Your task is to love." "Sometimes the most evolved souls take the most challenging paths." "If you rely exclusively on the advice of others, you may make terrible mistakes. Your heart knows what you need. Other people have other agendas." “If you can leave a relationship with love, empathy, and compassion, without any thoughts of revenge, hatred, or

"Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments." ~Bethenny Frankel "Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first." ~Ernestine Ulmer "Age and glasses of wine should never be counted." ~Unknown "You don't need a silver fork to eat good food." ~Paul Prudhomme "People who love to eat are always the best people.” ~Julia Child "One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." ~Virginia Woolf "Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all." ~Harriet

They might be wildlife icons, but, sadly, elephants are in crisis. Save The Elephant Day is a chance to show our love and support for these much-loved giants and raise awareness of the threats to their future in both Africa and Asia, ranging from ivory poachers and traffickers to loss of habitat. Here are some top quotes for these large mammals. 1. What is your memory of an elephant? "They say an elephant never forgets. What they don't tell you is, you never forget

My first reactions, as I heard the now viral conversation between Kapil Sharma and the editor of a leading entertainment news portal were mixed - some amount of dark humour (with the jibes that Kapil made saying "english waale kaunse hit ho gaye!") but there was mostly disbelief. Was this really the man of TV, known for his comedy, who at one point in time, even if not of late, was responsible for many laughing their heads off at his

For all things colourful! 1. Embrace life completely. "Life is like a rainbow. You need both rain and sun to make its colours appear." ~Unknown 2. What is the spirit colour? “Nature always wears the colours of the spirit.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson 3. Start something new today. “The greatest masterpieces were once only pigments on a palette.” ~Henry S. Haskins 4. Any thoughts on colour therapy? “Colour is a power which directly influences the soul.” ~Wassily Kandinsky 5. Feed good thoughts everyday. “The soul becomes dyed with the colour of