“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen you may learn something new.”

“Don’t be afraid to start over. This time you’re not starting from scratch, you’re starting from experience.”

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

“Live and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life.”

“Show your anger when needed. People need to know what irritates you and what doesn’t. But, crucially, remain internally calm. Your anger is only a tool. Don’t become its puppet.”

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”

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

The brightest stars are those who shine for the benefit of others

“You only live one but if you do it right, once is enough.”

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart”

“It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.”

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