Believing in negative thoughts is the single greatest obstruction to success.

“Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.”

In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past as that will only cause unnecessary resentment.

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”

Not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do is the secret of happiness

“We should love, not fall in love, because everything that falls, gets broken.”

Your diet is not only what you eat.

“I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” 

“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it …”

“To me, beauty is natural beauty. If you’re naturally yourself, you’re beautiful.”

Anyone can buy a good house, but good neighbors are priceless.

“The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.”