I'm of the age and immaturity level that I cannot give you my respect solely because you are older or ranked higher on an imaginary totem pole. I give you my respect because of your actions.

Never mourn the loss of innocence, because it always brings the much greater gain of wisdom.

I am forever grateful for not knowing—What would have been. WHAT WILL BE holds none of those bittersweet pangs and it is lit w joy.

Emotions are like muscles. Most of them go highly unattended, it's usually the weaker, undefined ones that cause injury to the rest, and there is most certainly memory response in play.

The heart of a person only beats when it's surrounded by blood, by family.

If your blade were as sharp as your tongue, you'd have sliced my through years ago.

Just give me a thousand words and you may make your own pictures.

Unfortunately we treat others as we treat ourselves. We should try being genuinely kind to ourselves and the rest will come naturally, like a Platinum Rule.

My cup was already brimming before I met him —after it runneth over.

Humility and shame have been confused. Humility is knowing that you know nothing for sure and shame is someone having to tell you.

If your blade were as sharp as your tongue, you'd have sliced me through years ago.

Every man should care (be concerned) about these three things: Which station have I come from? Which station did I get off? Which station am I going to?

...she made her home in between the pages of books.

Don’t just be everywhere, be everywhere that your clients are, where you matter most.

When you delegate work to the member of the team, your job is to clearly frame success and describe the objectives.

You put a song on the record or on tape and you stop singing it. You just don't sit around and sing it anymore unless you're performing. That's kind of sad.

Where there's more of singing and less of sighing, Where there's more of giving and less of buying, And a man makes friends without half trying That's where the West begins.

We are not free to break our covenants and escape the consequences.

Every time I fall in love with a book, I just feel grateful and thrilled to have it in my life.

I am rather impatient to know the fate of my best gown.

It is hard to tell your mother to change her life.