To live each day as though one's last never flustered never apathetic never attitudinizing-here is perfection of character.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

Are parents always more ambitious for their children than they are for themselves?

Pride rises above and against the knowledge of God, acting as if He is unworthy to be retained in our thoughts.

You have to find hope. Hope is such a shape shifter. You tend to look in the rearview mirror for hope, but when it's gone, you have to look forward. You have to get in the van and keep driving on.

I see the meaning of apocalypse as an unveiling of our deeper self.

I'm like an old dog, I hate to be run off from home

I believe sharing stories and experiences is the best way to teach people to empathize!

I am not the kind of girl that gets in trouble.

If you want what's in the package you should at least know how to get the string off, is what I say.

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests.

Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.