Well, I think the first thing to do when trying to let go of the past is to accept it. Denial only delays the problem for later. Deal with it now.

I outwitted those that deliberately suppressed me not by retaliating, but by minding my own business, continuing the self-discovery journey and reinventing myself.

I wonder what will happen when you actually enjoy the pains that life gives us sometimes. You'll be above them.

Personally, I think it is better for me to love myself and enjoy being me, than to please someone else by pretending to be someone I'm not.

Judging a person's maturity by the number of years they've lived is misleading. This is because people mature at different rates.

It is not the time that a person has lived that determines maturity, but what he does during that time.

A single word spoken at an appropriate time can make someone feel loved, comforted or happier.

By worrying about what will happen next year or the year after, you are using up today's time to do so.

A peaceful mind is a powerful mind...Set your mind at ease and take charge of yourself.

Action gives a decision power and finality.

Take one more step because it might be the last one needed.

To realize that you do not understand is a virtue

From the first time I saw you, I've belonged to you completely. I still do. If you want me. -Jace

If God could tell the story of the Universe, the Universe would become fictitious.

As I grew older, I developed a very innate passion for art. I was actually pretty good at it.

Honest difference of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process of policy among free men.

My stiffest earthly assignment is ended and my major life's work is done. My country is now free and I have been honoured to be its first indigenous head of state. What more could one desire in life?

Love is what dreams are made of!

How much does your building weigh? A question often used to challenge architects to consider how efficiently materials were used for the space enclosed.

What sticks to memory, often, are those odd little fragments that have no beginning and no end.

I have no mockings or arguments; I witness and wait.