If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life.

If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.

Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.

You were created on purpose for a purpose. There is a thirst and hunger in your heart that is real. Pay attention to it.

Just because Fate doesn't deal you the right cards, it doesn't mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.

The ego is like a clever monkey, which can co-opt anything, even the most spiritual practices, so as to expand itself. (155)

Listen to the advice of someone about to die. Do it while you are still young.

They tear each other apart. Sometimes there aren't any happy endings or logical explanations and we just have to accept that and move on. Sometimes it really is that simple.

One of the things that I am happy about in my life as an artist is that I am not considered a Hispanic artist.

Combat is my profession and fighting was a great way to maintain a combat mindset while preparing to lead Marines in war.

The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit.

With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the fundamental correctness of our economic system.

Reader loyalty will stay because I'm not changing.

These moments of inner quiet will burn out all obstacles without fail. Don't doubt its efficacy. Try it.

I thought some of Mrs. White's material was prophetic. I felt some of her insights were extremely helpful and I regarded her as a sister in the Lord. I wasn't out to attack Ellen White's character.