The only thing is, people have to develop courage. It is most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you can't practice any other virtues consistently.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

Whenever there's something wrong with your writing, suspect that there's something wrong with your thinking.

Like tiny gods, all that we say and do holds a power so great that any one of us in any given moment can be responsible for the birth of a new civilization or the collapse of our own.

The other Clans will soon arrive. The greatest times of our family are before us. And so are the darkest.

You should *have* an experience

To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.

In business, you have to be strong. If you are weak, people are going to take advantage.

The ability to keep your mouth shut is usually a sign of intelligence

That was when Leonard realized something crucial about depression. The smarter you were, the worse it was. The sharper your brain, the more it cut you up.

Oh, Jimmy Mack, when are you comin' back?

Teenage girls like certain things I wear - or certainly did when that whole boho thing happened.