Forgive yourself and be ready to forgive yourself in the future. You're gonna screw up. It's okay.

Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault.

Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.

You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment.

A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat.

When two people respect each other, the ability to be vulnerable and to reveal hurt feelings can create a powerful emotional connection that is the source of real intimacy and friendship.

Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero.

Learn to accept your limits and you'll become a happier person.

Kindness is the cause of all anxiety.

You don't have to do anything especially worthy to create or deserve self-esteem; all you have to do is turn off that critical, haranguing, inner voice.

Apologies do make a difference. Believe it or not, research shows people often prefer them over money.

That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for God I cannot forget.

Your energy is a valuable resource, distribute it wisely.

Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.

A race between Perry and Christie would test whether Americans would rather be executed or eaten.

Second, there are so many magical places in books that you cant go to, like Hogwarts and Middle Earth, so I wanted to set a story in a place where children can actually go.

My earliest memories are of watching Star Trek and MASH while my parents barbecued chicken in the back yard. I was an American kid, through and through.

Great men grow tired of contentedness.

Anyone who really loves you wants you to be authentic. And anyone who doesn't want you to be authentic doesn't really love you.

Go for vitality, not comfort.

I never wanted to be a millionaire. I just wanted to live like one.