Of course you battle despair. It is often a day-to-day fight, but it's one that can be won.

The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind

Just let go. Let go of how you thought your life should be, and embrace the life that is trying to work its way into your consciousness.

When you do not seek or need approval, you are at your most powerful.

Let me give up the need to know why things happen as they do. I will never know and constant wondering is constant suffering.

By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person. Forgiveness is no longer an option but a necessity for healing.

Grant me the grace to dissolve my negative thoughts about myself today. I breathe the grace of kindness into my heart. And may the grace of healing flow abundantly to every one in need of help.

Never blame another person for your personal choices - you are still the one who must live out the consequences of your choices.

You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you'll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless.

There is no such thing as a simple act of compassion or an inconsequential act of service. Everything we do for another person has infinite consequences.

Being of service is not an option, it is a biological necessity. Every kind of action we do for someone is a reanimation of our own life force - and of the other person's.

Philosophy is doubt.

My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.'

People need to learn to live with more risk.

Losing my anonymity in this world I think is something that I find terrifying.

Yet, for my part, I was never unusually squeamish; I could sometimes eat a fried rat with a good relish, if it were necessary.

The other advantage England have got when Phil Tufnell is bowling is that he isn't fielding

I have been training since 8th grade, but it has to do with listening, more than practice.

I'm always thinking about losing money as opposed to making money. Don't focus on making money, focus on protecting what you have

Good people do not let others suffer needlessly.

In the end, it only comes down to one thing: choosing the one you can’t live without.