I wanted it to be you. I wanted your eyes to be locked with mine during every fear and tear experienced throughout my lifetime.

Promise me this. When you find yourself in need of inspiration, bypass the roses that will clamor aimlessly for attention. And focus on the souls who have actually 'lived' among the thorns.

If you only knew how many sentences I have withheld in hopes that I will be allowed to speak them into your heart one day.

How is it that hearts hold on to memories with the strength of hope and possibilities.

I am often asked what made me the way I am. And my answer is always this: I've always been me. It just took awhile to find me under all the rubble.

How to raise sons who respect women:Never give them the opportunity to see you disrespect yourself.

If everyone only gave a fraction of the compassion their hearts are capable of giving... how much suffering could we alleviate in this world?

I used to worry about tomorrow, but that was before I survived yesterday. Now it's one breath at a time.

Show me a little bit of your soul under all those pretty words you spill, and I promise you I will drink every last drop.

And I find myself asking again and again.... What was it about such a beautiful man, who was able to leave such ugly scars?

Every word on every page, represents a love that captured this heart... fully, and never set it free.

The more you believe in the power of thought, and the more you listen to your breath, the greater changes you can create in your life.

To work for the common good is the greatest creed.

Strength is derived from unity. The range of our collective vision is far greater when individual insights become one.

Story is the mother of us all, for we become who we say we are.

Go to bed," he ordered. "Go to bed... and stay there.

When reason ends, then anger begins. Therefore, anger is a sign of weakness.

I'm living a dream. I hope in 10 years people will know me as a gold medalist.

To despise all effort is the greatest effort of all.

Everybody who made it through adolescence is a hero.

If the thing you wish to do is right, and you believe in it, go ahead and do it!