“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.”

“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.”

When you meet me, you think I’m quiet. When you talk to me, you wish I was quiet. When you know me, you get scared when I’m quiet.

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

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

Don’t mistake silence for weakness. Smart people don’t plan big moves out loud.

Your child needs your presence more than your presents. – Jesse Jackson

“Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.”

A mistake that makes you humble is better than an achievement that makes you arrogant.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

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

“Instead of complaining about your circumstances, get busy and create some new ones.”