Living exclusively in the land of the head or the heart will always be a limiting, limited experience. The most successful among us have dual citizenship.

Courage isn't the absence of fear, but a decision that what we want is more important than what we are afraid of.

Selfish is caring for ourselves at others' expense ... Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.

The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.

Until we become clear about our own worth and value, we will forever be searching for it in the eyes of others.

The way to encourage people to be accountable is to engage the responsible, accountable, trustworthy part of their brain.

When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.

Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.

As long as we define stress as how some person or situation is making us feel, we will have to change the world around us to find peace of mind.

Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.

Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way.

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.

Be proud of your people when you don't have to be ashamed of any of its social classes.

I love to read books that focus on parenting topics because there are so many different ways to do things. I find these books offer a lot of great opinions on many different subjects.

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.

Gentle in what you do, Firm in how you do it

I grew up in Ohio, and I was a musicologist since I was little; it is all that I would ever read.

Vampire. Dangerous. Unknowable. Seriously creepy. This one's name was Constantine. We'd met before.

Troubles are usually the brooms and shovels that smooth the road to a good man's fortune.

I talk too much when I'm nervous.

You have to care. You can't do good work if you don't care. That's not necessarily a strength, but it gives you strength.