Hearts everywhere bear scars of one form of hurt or the other, and it is necessary to keep this in mind when trying to understand why a person is the way he or she is.

Pain strengthens and failure teaches us the proper way to do things.

We are who we are, but we know who we are through our response to the changing world.

Some say they love you, but some actually "do" the loving. These are the ones that truly love you, because love is seen in actions.

It's okay for someone to tell me who they think I am, but it's not okay when they try to impose that idea on me.

It is what you do about the fear you feel that sets you apart, to be a coward or a courageous person.

What is their real problem? Is it the fear or is it what they do after feeling it?

By taking control of the present, you are choosing to alter the past you are making for yourself, and your future too.

People usually gossip about people they don't quite understand, are jealous of, or have other negative feelings for.

Accept loyalty gratefully, and accept betrayal with a smile, knowing that it teaches you life lessons.

True happiness involves the freedom to be yourself.

Do not live for emptiness, do not waste your evaporating life pursuing the vanities of life.

In a very romantic moment, I want only love, not a comment.

When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.

I don't really read the reviews, but I remember one a long time ago I read that said that I had a face like a potato.

The most important thing about leadership is your character and the values that guide your life.

The greatest gift that you can give another person is to gracefully receive whatever it is that they want to give us.

The way to win the race is not to trip somebody else. Simply have more energy. You will not only have a greater chance of winning; but whether you win or lose, you'll be happy.

for a woman, love is its own reason. "I love you because I love you.

Write it down. Written goals have a way of transforming wishes into wants; cant's into cans; dreams into plans; and plans into reality. Don't just think it - ink it!

Charity, by which God and neighbor are loved, is the most perfect friendship.