Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard. The right people will come to you and stay.

Don't judge someone's attitude until you've felt their pain.

Be careful who you trust, the devil was once an angel.

Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

Any definition of a successful life must include service to others.

Kill your enemies with success and bury them with a smile.... Never fails.

No matter the situation, never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

Maturity comes with experience, not age.

I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness.

People are not who they say but rather who their actions reveal them to be....Be smart about it. Don't fall for the bullshit.

She is young and beautiful. She has no problems with men.

Two qualities are at the root of all meditation development: right effort and right aim—arousing effort to aim the mind toward the object.

Papi, I don't know what to do anymore." Lourdes begins to cry. "No matter what I do, Pilar hates me.""Pilar doesn't hate you, hija. She just hasn't learned to love you yet.

It seems to me that the Iraqis laid down a lot of the arms that we gave to them. So that doesn't seem to be the solution.

Heightened awareness is a mystery only for a reason.

Marriage was a goal. A family, for me as a young girl, was my image of what I hoped for. It was part of the big picture.

Don't be afraid to let her into your heart and when your down, don't try to carry the whole world on your shoulders.

I don't think that village idea of actually knowing what you're contributing to the whole exists anymore.

Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness.

I'm really quite happy to say that in my early 40s, I wake up feeling sexy, and I can't say I felt that way in my late 20s.