Let your former selves teach you, but never limit or define you

Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story.The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. Because they all taught you.

You can search the world over, but you won’t find happiness until you realize that happiness isn’t getting what you want. It’s being content with what you already have.

Some feel lonely because they haven't found that perfect 'companion' yet. Sometimes Allah sends everyone else away so you can find that only in Him.

You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He'd saved for you, the sea.

Holding on to hope when everything is dark, is the greatest test of faith

I know you feel worn and tired. I know you're tired of failing. Rest, but don't stop. You can do this. You got this. Not because you're strong, but because He's your strength.

Stop hating on yourself for not being perfect. If God wanted perfection, He would have made you an angel.

There's a special place in my heart for the ones who were with me at my lowest and still loved me when I wasn't very loveable.

When you suffer, don't speak. Look inside and listen for the duaa He inspires in you. and then ask Him. Again and again. Don't stop.

This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.

I'm going to die. And as if that weren't bad enough, I'm going to die inside a cake.

Civilization is not inherited it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew…

Warm, enticing scents were floating down, basil and oregano and tomato. It made Wes long for something, something he couldn't place. A happy childhood, a home.

I like the company of guys. I have a lot of good girlfriends that I really love, but you know, most of my close friends are men.

You will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you'll do it well.

Fame does not make you happy. It just makes you look in the mirror a lot, worrying about how you look today for your audience.

The morale when I came in was not the best. It was because the agency had not been valued.

You work for whatever you get in life.

Put your faith in what you most believe in.

A happy heart comes first, then the happy face.