9 times Tom Hanks inspired  us with strong motivational messages

May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live

I try to do what I call the three E’s — educate, entertain, and enlighten.

A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.

I think it’s better to feel good than to look good.

There’s a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a while.

If you’re funny, if there’s something that makes you laugh, then every day’s going to be okay.

Never give up because you never know what the tide will bring in the next day.

The actual work requires the same discipline and passion as any job you love doing, be it as a very good pipe fitter or a highly creative artist.

Believing is seeing and seeing is believing.