“To tell someone not to be emotional is to tell them to be dead.”

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” 

“That is what compassion does. It challenges our assumptions, our sense of self-limitation, worthlessness, of not having a place in the world, our feelings of loneliness and estrangement. These are narrow, constrictive states of mind. As we develop compassion, our hearts open.”

“It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved.”

“The only person you should strive to be better than, is the person you were yesterday. ”

“Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.”

Be proud, you survived the days you thought you couldn’t.

The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.

Live your best, and act your best, and think your best each day, for there may be no tomorrows.

Never regret being a good person, to the wrong people. Your behavior says everything about you, and their behavior says enough about them.

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

“Sometimes we can feel like we are not good enough, but it is important to remember that we have nothing to prove others. Love and respect yourself each and every day.”