Any little bit of experimenting in self-nurturance is very frightening for most of us.

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.

The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people’s expectations.

I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow.

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.

It takes constant vigilance not to slip into negativity or simple apathy. It takes courage to believe over any given period of time that we are getting better and not sliding into decline.

As you move toward a dream, the dream moves toward you.

Creativity requires faith. Faith requires that we relinquish control.

If we lean into what we love instead of soldiering toward what we 'should,' our pace quickens, our energy rises, optimism sets in. What we love is nutritious for us.

What we focus on, we empower and enlarge. Good multiplies when focused upon. Negativity multiplies when focused upon. The choice is ours: Which do we want more of?

When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.

I can't comment on a person who won't comment on me in a positive light.

Cities are the crucible of civilization.

I just want the fans of the book to be happy. I don't necessarily care about anyone else.

The only way to isolate specific back muscles - whether it is upper. or lower back - or make any progress is through the power of the mind-muscle connection.

Been brainwashed since age 2 I only had imaginary friends And still do And they hate you

It has been a woman's task throughout history to go on believing in life when there was almost no hope.

There are 16 year olds competing at the olympics and i still push on pull doors & struggle getting through the whole day without a nap.

I wish I could play like Roger Federer.

From the day I started to think politically and to develop my own moral values, from my earliest youth, I have been an ardent defender of Israel.