If our children are to approve of themselves, they must see that we approve of ourselves.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

What a wise man knows, therefore, is how to construct a pattern that, given the human situation, is likely to lead to a good life.

In the search for truth, what you believe matters lessthan how you believe.

Don’t make me Alice-nap you, Alice. Because you know I can carry you.

My first wife was a theater person.

I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept

I fear nothing and I regret less.

Id love a werebear. But I guess you need that seductive element of danger. And though bears can be dangerous, when you say werebear it just sounds kind of cuddly. Probably has a rainbow on his belly.

I believe I have a responsibility that goes along with the money I make. I can help a lot of people.

I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager

The reality we can put into words is never reality itself.