It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.

No one can take away your pain, so don't let anyone take away your happiness.

I don't have to be an expert. I just have to care.

Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciusness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.

When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad Idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is: if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone.

No one can tell you who you are and what you are made of, only you yourself know what you are made of, and only you yourself can do the work to become who you want to be.

If I can play a little part in the world's healing, and making it a better place than when I came, then I just thank God for that chance.

People who overcome their fears every day, without fanfare, without recognition. Quiet, everyday courage, that’s what I admire most.

Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person's day. It's all about paying it forward.

Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.

Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.

Though my mental illness is more likened to a big, nasty green monster than something heart-wrenchingly beautiful, I think I have learned many wonderful lessons from my many afflictions.

I'm open for possibilities. I'm open for choices. I always welcome new ideas. I'm always eager to learn. I'm never going to close my mind from learning.

The artist is not the transcriber of the world, he is its rival.

Prose is when all the lines except the last go on to the end. Poetry is when some of them fall short of it.

As a customer service representative; I deal with people all day. Some really are guilty of not paying their bill.

I am going down first. Of course you're going down first, you're the guy.

You never can tell what's magic.

Too many rules will stifle innovation.

Dream beautiful dreams and then work to make those dreams come true.

Fear and ignorance are the key roots to racism.