A little bit of irreverence is necessary to have any self-esteem at all. Not irreverence for people, but rather, for what other people think.

In romance, there's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.

Anytime a woman competes with another woman she demeans herself.

Truly powerful people don't explain why they want respect. They simply don't engage someone who doesn't give it to them.

When you meet someone who is truly great, he makes you believe you can be great, too. This is the kind of relationship you want, and it's the only kind of relationship worth having.

If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em.

Every guy knows he can find a girl who is simply satisfied with satisfying him. They are much more turned on by a woman who cares about her own pleasure as well.

Be an independent thinker at all times, and ignore anyone who attempts to define you in a limiting way.

Men control the world, but women control the men.

Standing up for yourself doesn't always involve verbal confrontation. Sometimes it's about not wasting energy on people who are negative.

When you are happy, you are sexy

Because that is how one survives eternity, ” I say, “or even a few years. Friends. Family. Moving with them. Moving forward.

Look what we've done so far. We're pretty good at the impossible.

Rash is he who at unknown doors relies on his good luck.

I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is being conscious of living.

Most times we only see things for the way we are. But we're good at lying to ourselves. Sometimes we need somebody who's not living in our skin to point out how things really are.

I wonder how it is that I’m fooling so many people, I’m doing one of the most stupid things in the world…and people seem to be falling for it.

All the ancient classic fairy tales have always been scary and dark.

Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.

There is a difference between being poor and being broke. Broke is temporary, and poor is eternal.

If you want to change your life in the fastest way possible, trade your expectations of others for appreciation.