It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit.

The price we pay for being ourselves is worth it.

I've never felt that fear is my enemy. Fear is my friend. It offers me a chance to stay alert, keep growing, continue creating something new. If you don't take that sort of risk, you learn nothing.

A man has always wanted to lay me down but he never wanted to pick me up.

I have used all the manure that has been thrown on me as fertilizer to make me stronger.

I fall in love with myself, and I want someone to share it with me. And I want someone to share me, with me.

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

My house was bugged. They couldn't find any information on me being a subversive because I happen to love America; I just don't like some of the things the government is doing.

Don't depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don't make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.

It's best if you can do things with a sense of humor and finesse.

Live your life. Be happy as you can be, let go of the things that don't matter, and fight.

You have the power to feel good—or not—just by being conscious of what you choose to think. Choose to focus on hope and healing.

Make everyday a positive dayMake it joyful and beautiful in everyway

I go gladly to my wife and boy, and I leave this world at peace with every one in it and at peace with God.

Holy the supernatural extra brilliant intelligent kindness of the soul!

Give your child a single valuable idea, and you have done more for his education than if you had laid upon his mind the burden of bushels of information.

The writer has to be brave, I think.

Call not that man wretched, who whatever ills he suffers, has a child to love.

Along the river's summer walk, The withered tufts of asters nod; And trembles on its arid stalk the hoar plum of the golden-rod.

The more people that are out of work, the better for the Democrat Party. I know you might snicker at that, but it's the damn truth.