“The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.”

“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”

“Home is the place, where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.”  

“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.”

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

“Family is not about blood. It’s about who is willing to hold your hand when you need it the most.” 

“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.”

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

When you cut off….

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

“The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.”