One key to creating a meaningful life, is choosing what we want to feel, and for how long.

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.

Another thing I need to do, when I'm near the end of the book, is sleep in the same room with it...Somehow the book doesn't leave you when you're asleep right next to it.

If two people said the same thing but only one of them said it beautifully, then only that one will conquer both the hearts and the minds of the people!

If each psychology student could help one patient rather than formatting their thesis every semester, then millions of sufferers would benefit each year.

I’m still having trouble convincing Pax that underwear and pants go together – underwear is not pants!

I think freedom means freedom for everybody.

This is awful. Do it again.

Failing is not a problem. Not trying is a problem.

Each undervalues that part of the materials of thought with which he is not familiar.

Are you not ashamed of heaping up the greatest amount of money and honor and reputation, and caring so little about wisdom and truth and the greatest improvement of the soul?

My fashion advice is to have a flattering mirror and then forget about it.