Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

Don’t complain; just work harder.

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

Oppression is opposition.

I used to see dolphins as cute, Smart and funny sea animals. I know now that they're astute, Divine beings, clever mammals.

The bad news is, our past defines us. However, the good news is, our future will someday be a part of that past.

God is forgiving or we would not still be walking this world. But to be moral is not to need his divine forgiveness, I think.

Are you what others say and think you are?  Or are you who you are regardless of what others say and think?

You will never win if you never begin.

I know there are supposedly happy people in this world. I never believed it, but I take it for granted. God knows, they're all on television.

Prayer reminds me it's not just about me. It's about all the people with whom I share this planet, and all of whom God has created, and all of whom he cares just as much about as he cares about me.

The hurt is not enough: I long for weight and strength. To feel the earth as rough to all my length

I was put here to sing.