You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

Women need real moments of solitude and self reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.

The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place.

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. The heart will break... but broken live on.

Men are just as sensitive, and in some ways more sensitive, than women are.

We need to find the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.

What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning

Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.

It takes a lot of courage to be the same person on the outside that you are on the inside.

My mom is my best friend in the entire world. She is so cool and so inspiring. I've always been able to be open with her and talk to her as a friend.

There is a famous Russian cartoon in which a hippopotamus, in the bush, points out a zebra to another hippopotamus: 'You see,' he says, 'now that’s formalism.

The common right is nothing more or less than the protection of all, pouring its rays on each. This protection of each by all, is Fraternity.

I'm an example of why people deserve second chances.

The world's a better place since I chose music.

The Onion Field made a real writer. And then I knew it was over, I couldn't be a cop anymore.

Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice.

Music has given me peace. I can remember occasions when music instantly tranquillized my mind, when I was greatly agitated over something. Music has helped me to overcome anger.

Every human brain is both a broadcasting and receiving station for the vibration of thought.

Surprise and delight and connection are remarkable.