I honor the past. I'm loyal to the future. But I fight with the present. Since NOW's where I belong, every battle's fought with urgency.

If you work around at-risk teen students, actually tell them you love them and have faith in their success. No one tells them that. No one.

If you understand 'it' will come, then you'll understand 'it' will pass. No matter what happens, you can make it. Trust me, you can.

When teachers doubt your potential, show them how wrong they truly are.

If you get to a point where something happens today to stress you out, take a breath & center your thoughts on peace. Ignored thoughts die.

We can not escape tragic roads. It is like grasping at the sun & trying to catch air. We must take one step at-a-time. Keep going.

Sometimes, all it takes is your smile (even if forced) & a domino effect of smiles happen ... infectious.

Our lives are filled with meeting wonderful people. Make sure those that have become a part of your life hear your words of appreciation.

Ah, woman. She is an enigma. An anomaly of perfection & irony. She can lure angels into her arms & give birth to a nation of ideologies.

No matter what happens, you can get through this day. Inhale. Focus on the word, 'relax. Exhale. Say, 'I can do this!' And then do it.

No one likes rain but rain brings us pleasure for once pleasure's gone we learn what to treasure.

She’s never where she is, ' I said. 'She’s only inside her head.

Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain.

Justin Bieber stole my haircut. And Axl Rose stole my dance!

Look past the violence. There is a wonderful brimming spirit of innocence and fun.

To be happy is not the purpose of our being, but to deserve happiness.

There's no down time any more.

when she thought it over afterwards it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural

At the Republican convention, there were lots of words used to describe Hillary Clinton, but warm, funny and caring weren't among them.

Works of art should be stimulating. They should wake people up rather than acting like a sedative.

I never felt like I was forced to do anything.