Invest in yourself first. Expect nothing from no one and be willing to work for everything.

You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce.

To be content does not mean that you don't desire more, it means you're thankful for what you have and patient for what's to come.

You can't save a relationship unless both people are equally invested. It takes a joint effort to make it work. One person trying will never be enough.

Evaluate the people in your life; then promote, demote, or terminate. You're the CEO of your life!

There's about to be a shift in your life. Get ready for your blessings. You've been through enough and a breakthrough is on the way. Don't doubt it, just claim it!

Negative people need drama like oxygen. Stay positive, it'll take their breath away.

People hate you for 1 of 3 reasons. 1) They hate themselves 2) They want to be you 3) They see you as a threat When you love yourself you are incapable of hating anyone no matter what they've done.

Live your own truth and it won't matter how many lies they tell about you. The truth will prove itself.

Life is too precious to waste it with the wrong person. You're better off alone until the right one comes along.

Trust the process. Your time is coming. Just do the work and the results will handle themselves.

A human textbook. Study me in my slow and patient demise. Watch what happens to me. Learn with me. Morrie would walk that final bridge between life and death, and narrate the trip.

I love talking about nothing, father. It is the only thing I know anything about.

Dowling Drink to me only with thine eyes And I will pledge with mine Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

What else have I done nearly all my life than go hungry and go on singing?

Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.

I remember my manager telling me, 'Be myself, be humble, keep rooted, keep God first'. Those words were very helpful.

I've always been a fan of just extreme things. Whether it be in movies, books, TV or real life.

I also quite like to be recognized by children; I find it sweet.

This evening, I sat by an open window and read till the light was gone and the book was no more than a part of the darkness.

I found Jumpy on YouTube. I wrote a movie about a guy with a dog and was like, "What have I done? This is going to be a nightmare. We're a small movie and we're never going to be able to do this."