To live; to love; to learn; and to leave a legacy.

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

To achieve goals you've never achieved before, you need to start doing things you've never done before.

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Integrity is conforming reality to our words - in other words, keeping promises and fulfilling expectations.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.

Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.

When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.

Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

it's okay to be addicted to beauty, " Mom says, all dreamy. "Emerson said 'beauty is God's handwriting.

For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.

George Moore unexpectedly pinched my behind. I felt rather honored that my behind should have drawn the attention of the great master of English prose.

Killing more people won't help matters.

People are born to be free; it's a gift from God.

The ages between birth and age 5 are the foundation upon which successful lives are built.

We make the assumption that everyone sees life the way we do

Once you've created a connection of empathy, rational arguments can play a supportive role.

I would never want the responsibility of being the prettiest girl on screen; it's too much.

If a person perceives a situation as real, it is real in its consequences.