Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching air. They suffer from mood disorders, troubled relationships, and stress. They may even achieve less than others.

Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault.

Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.

You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment.

A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat.

When two people respect each other, the ability to be vulnerable and to reveal hurt feelings can create a powerful emotional connection that is the source of real intimacy and friendship.

Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero.

Forgive yourself and be ready to forgive yourself in the future. You're gonna screw up. It's okay.

Learn to accept your limits and you'll become a happier person.

Kindness is the cause of all anxiety.

You don't have to do anything especially worthy to create or deserve self-esteem; all you have to do is turn off that critical, haranguing, inner voice.

Music is happiness with a steady pulse.

Salinger is a master of the memorable detail, the seemingly random gesture, the debris of mundane daily operations, the stuff that is left out of any analysis.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved.

Fear and stress - one creates the other.

You have to sit by the side of a river a very long time before a roast duck will fly into your mouth.

I'm not that obsessed with making representations of ugliness. Everything I've seen is beautiful.

I come from a long ago era where men could be men and stereotypical humor didn't offend anybody.

We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people.

Of all creatures in this visible world, light is the most glorious; of all light, the light of the sun without compare excels the rest.