No one betrays us as much in our lives as we betray ourselves.

The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.

You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

Women need real moments of solitude and self reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.

The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place.

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. The heart will break... but broken live on.

Men are just as sensitive, and in some ways more sensitive, than women are.

We need to find the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.

What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning

Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.

But alas, the world is not a wish-granting factory.

My mom was essentially a single mother raising three boys. If anyone could have had any reason to give up, it was her. But she didn't, and neither did we.

Home is one's birthplace, ratified by memory.

I don’t approve of religion.

Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.

In order to find, you must first search.

Art finds her own perfection within, and not outside of, herself. She is not to be judged by any external standard of resemblance.

As you wait for better days, don't forget to enjoy today, in case they've already started.

You are as strong as you think you are, you can achieve things you think you can achieve, its all in your head

it is strange how the dead leap out on us at street corners, or in dreams