Here's what my love affair with quotations has taught me: the more you focus on words that uplift you, the more you embody the ideas contained in those words.

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

‎The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

Money is worth nothing if it can't buy you the opportunity to love more.

I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you're doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.

Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.

Every cell is a triumph of natural selection, and we’re made of trillions of cells. Within us, is a little universe.

For thirty centuries, from her sacred seat the cat looked down, and crouching at her feet, beheld the race of conquering Pharaohs kneel.

The faster it ran away from me. And I found myself reasoning that perhaps one more beer would unlock the doors of perception.

Of course, of course I'm grateful. How can I not be grateful? I have been afforded such a wonderful life.

Yes, I am letting my own experience color my answer, which is what experience is for.

All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.

We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.

Reclaim your role as eco-role models and exemplars in your community. Change is happening rapidly. Let libraries continue to be at the center of it.

They are voting whether to keep a governor two years or four. I think a good, honest governor should get four years, and the others life.