Accepting that your imperfections and so-called negative attributes are part of what makes you unique will help you to stop continually trying to be someone or something that you are not.

Emotional abuse is any type of abuse that is not physical in nature. It can include everything from verbal abuse to the silent treatment, domination to subtle manipulation.

You have the right to your own ideas and opinions, to make your own decisions, and to have things go your way at times. Stand up for those rights.

Instead of envying what others have, decide what YOU want out of life and focus on achieving it.

Apology reminds us that each person (including ourselves) deserves to be respected and treated fairly.

It is far more important to know myself and take care of myself than it is to look good to others.

A meaningful apology is one that communicates three R's: regret, responsibility, and remedy.

There must always be a secret to be unwrapped at Christmas—that’s the rule

The universe isn't going to be conquered by legions of geriatrics. No offense.

I define friendship as a bond that transcends all barriers. When you are ready to expect anything and everything from friends, good, bad or ugly... that's what I call true friendship.

Pleasures take to themselves wings and fly away true knowledge remains forever.

Politicians use statistics in the same way that a drunk uses lamp-postsfor support rather than illumination.

The more women succeed and rise up into positions of power, the more remote they become from actual masculine energy.

There was never a good biography of a good novelist. There couldn't be. He is too many people if he's any good.

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Prudence is an attitude that keeps life safe, but does not often make it happy.