No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people; it is your reaction.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

A cheery relaxation is man's natural state, just as nature itself is relaxed. A waterfall is concerned only with being itself, not with doing something it considers waterfall-like.

You have succeeded in life when all you really WANT is only what you really NEED.

You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them

Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.

We can accept God becoming Man to save Man, but not Man becoming God to save himself.

Be teachable. That is the whole secret.

Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something.

Nothing was ever where Cole wanted it to be.

When you love and it hurt, love more and love without expectation.

We have the right to make our own bad decisions and live with the consequences.

Good families are generally worse than any others.

i hate how my past actions keep messing up my future choices" Seth Sorson aka " fablehaven " (my son's quote)

If you want to manage somebody, manage yourself. Do that well and you'll be ready to stop managing. And start leading.

Would people applaud me if I was a good plumber?

By understanding how all things arise together, you shift from viewing yourself as acting upon and realizing all things, to a new vision of seeing all things coming forth and realizing you.

I've been blessed because there are a lot of great singers out there that didn't make it past their first album.