Most of us are capable of more than we believe.

The greater a child’s terror, and the earlier it is experienced, the harder it becomes to develop a strong and healthy sense of self.

Fear and pain should be treated as signals not to close our eyes but to open them wider.

We must become what we wish to teach.

I am responsible for my own existence and happiness.

A mind that trusts itself is light on its feet.

Everyone who has any familiarity with psychology knows about the danger of disowning the murderer within. Far fewer people understand the tragedy of disowning the hero within.

Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.

In the inner courtroom of my mind, mine is the only judgment that counts.

To persevere with the will to understand in the face of obstacles is the heroism of consciousness.

Your life is important. Honor it. Fight for your highest possibilities.

Take chances! Get messy! Make mistakes!

Your best T-shirt should be like your bed it just feels like you are home when you are in it.

I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.

If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?

I'm not emotional about investments. Investing is something where you have to be purely rational and not let emotion affect your decision making - just the facts.

If you're asking me have I purchased a CD, a DVD or downloaded a current artist? The answer is no.

As you cannot do what you want, Want what you can do

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

I haven't ever seen a period drama that has a fantasy element to it, that's set in London, that's as lavish as it is, and that's made for American TV.

My agent said, "You aren't good enough for movies." I said, "You're fired."