Stop shoulding on yourself

People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.

You mainly feel the way you think.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.

If you would stop, really stop, damning yourself, others, and unkind conditions, you would find it almost impossible to upset yourself emotionally - about anything. Yes, anything.

By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.

Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining.

The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery.

The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better. But you don't get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.

Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they're alive and human.

Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood and then mount the stump to make a speech for conservation.

Having a strong intent and purposes makes life worthwhile.

I love Louisiana. It's amazing.

I went through a mod and goth-phase when I decided that I wouldn't ever be the bronzed beach-bunny. I started going as pale as I possibly could.

Concern for morality makes every work of the imagination false and stupid.

The Mississippi, the Ganges, and the Nile,... the Rocky Mountains, the Himmaleh, and Mountains of the Moon, have a kind of personal importance in the annals of the world.

Share your heart as deeply as you can reach.

I too belong to an OBC caste but I have never used my community to get power

I think if you set yourself specific goals, that's quite a lot of pressure.

I want a certain thing for my children. I just want to be in their life. I don't want nannies raising my kids.