I give myself the kindness and forgiveness I would show others.

Everyone and everything that shows up in our life is a reflection of something that is happening inside of us.

Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want.

Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.

Guilt: punishing yourself before God doesn't.

Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.

Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good.

Happy people do not demand a lot from the world because their happiness proceeds from a place deeper than the world can touch.

Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information but of unlearning old limits.

The fire of purpose easily melts the icicles of obstacles.

To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny.

What she wants to say has to do not only with joy but with the penetrating, constant fear that is joy's other half.

When my dreams showed signs of becoming politically correct no unruly images escaping beyond borders ... then I began to wonder

Ignorant free speech often works against the speaker. That is one of several reasons why it must be given rein instead of suppressed.

If I could choose something besides fashion, I would love to be a ballerina.

A lot of people are living their lives online in much more public ways with Facebook and Twitter.

There is something unnatural about marriage. These two people are not going to be the same people in a few years. The trick is to live your own life while sharing the same space.

He who wishes to be a surgeon should go to war.

I fear that CAFTA will accelerate the demise of these domestic textile jobs.

Authentic interest is generated when students are given the opportunity to delve deeply into an interesting idea.

There's only so many times you can kick a dog before it turns viscous. (Julian)