Forgiving yourself, not guilt, increases personal accountability.

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.

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

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.

When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around.

Profits are not made by differential cleverness, but by differential stupidity.

Are you happy here?" I said at last. He considered this for a moment. "Not particularly," he said. "But you're not very happy where you are, either.

All you realy need to do is accept this moment fully. You are then at ease in the here and now and at ease with yourself.

Socialism, when the last word is said, is merely a new economic and political system whereby more men can get food to eat.

From an economic standpoint, liberalism is a greater threat to America than communism ever was.

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.

Being a woman is a very powerful thing, I think, and you don't want to abuse that.

Getting kicked out of the American Bar Association is like getting kicked out of the Book-of-the-Month Club.

Without a constant livelihood, there will be no constant heart.