Gratefulness is a payment everyone can afford.

Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be.

Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey.

The key to a better life: Complain less, appreciate more. Whine less, laugh more. Talk less, listen more. Want less, give more. Hate less, love more. Scold less, praise more. Fear less, hope more.

People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world.

Pretty isn't beauty. Pretty is how you look; Beauty is who you are. Pretty is in the face and body; Beauty is in the heart, mind and soul. Pretty fades; Beauty grows.

Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New year will bring new opportunities.

What will matter is not your success but your significance.

When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.

Success in anything important rarely comes without the Five Horsemen of Success: planning, effort, positivity, perseverance and resilience.

The surest way to escape anxiety and defeat despair is action. Do, don't dwell.

To struggle against darkness is not to blunder ignorantly

I'm not the kind of cat that's going to cut off an ear if I can't do something.

I was lucky enough to meet the Material Girl twice.

A plant is like a self-willed man, out of whom we can obtain all which we desire, if we will only treat him his own way.

All the literati keep at least one imaginary friend.

Use the light to return to clarity.

If you give Shevchenko half a chance, he'll score two goals. That's how good he is

I'll do about 13 shows in Branson next year, and I'll be performing at the Grand Palace.

Thus I urge you to go onto your greatness if you believe it is in you. Think deeply and separate what you wish from what you are prepared to do.

The word abbreviation sure is long for what it means.