The small things you do everyday- smiling at a stranger or paying someone a compliment -bring you closer to your spiritual truth , the purity of your soul

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods.

Every argument for Negro suffrage is an argument for women's suffrage.

As we all know, there is no harder or more rewarding job than being a mom.

You can't make a perfect painting. We can see perfection in our minds. But we can't make a perfect painting.

Ask yourself - Where do I want to be one year from today? Personal growth is a choice.

I grew up with a good set of values, but it was never too strict. I was always encouraged to be a free-thinking individual.

Then you must be willing to fight," Mircea responded. "Life is not a gift, Raphael; it's a challenge. Rise to it!

It has been my experience that presence is a more powerful catalyst for change than analysis.

I should have told you from the start. I will let you down.

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!