When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

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!

Love has no monetary value, but life has no value without love.

Embrace each new day with great expectations.

Throughout life try to remember...to always keep your head up high and your middle finger higher!

Love is all right, as things go, but lovers can be a terrible waste of a girl's time.

But to me the bottom line is the more education you can give yourself, and the more preparation you can do, the less chance of failing.

All of us are embarrassed by some of what we are.

I always hated the world "acting" - to say, "I'm an actor." It should be more like a believer.

The eternal Son of God became the sinless son of Man that the sinful sons of men might become the beloved sons of God.

Although the Chinese had used opium as a medicine, there was no widespread addiction before the British arrived.

Having caught a glimpse of what I might be able to do with my talent, I feel a tremendous obligation to try to fulfill it.