“Kindness gives birth to kindness.”

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.

“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.”

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”

“Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.”

“Don’t focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish.”

“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare”

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.

“Don’t go through life, grow through life.”

A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.

“The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.”

Tomorrow is a new day