Man's rise or fall, success or failure, happiness or unhappiness depends on his attitude ... a man's attitude will create the situation he imagines.

Adversity does not build character,it reveals it

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.

Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him.

Good thoughts bear good fruit.

You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place.

As you think, you travel, and as you love, you attract. You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.

The truth in you remains as radiant as a star, as pure as light, as innocent as love itself.

We do not attract what we want, But what we are.

You cannot travel within and stand still without.

I have yet to encounter that common myth of weak men, an insurmountable barrier.

It's amazing to be a woman because even without children of your own, you can still be an excellent mother.

To love one that is great is almost to be great one's self.

Shame works like the zoom lens on a camera. When we are feeling shame, the camera is zoomed in tight and all we see is our flawed selves, alone and struggling.(page 68)

Happiness doesn't come from big pieces of great success, but from small advantages hammered out day by day.

A powerful agent is the right word: it lights the reader's way and makes it plain.

Owning your curves means being confident - actually being confident - in your own skin.

Just drawing back and drawing in; becoming narcissistic.

A winning team feels good and keeps winning. A team that hasn't won in a while gets demotivated and keeps losing.

A world where it is safe to love is a world where it is safe to live

When you go independent, if you fail, you're totally responsible for it. If you succeed, you're totally responsible for it. You are responsibly for who you are... and what you do and what you make.