When people ask me what really changed my life, I tell them that absolutely the most important thing was changing what I demanded on myself.

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

The only thing keeping you from what you want is your story about why you can't have it.

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.

Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.

It's pretty simple - The Action you take will determine the results you Achieve.

Nothing can drag you down if you're not holding on to it.

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.

Its not about the goal. Its about growing to become the person that can accomplish that goal.

Freedom is...the right to write the wrong words.

Every girl's beauty, whether it's inside or outside is a masterpiece.

In writing, there is art. And in art, there is craft ...

You learn who you are only by making yourself accountable to the judgment of others.

Reading is an act of resistance. Against what? Against all constraints.

First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see.

I don't approach my writing or my work from an academic or analytical point of view. I do it for myself.

I must say that, beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been no dis-advantage whatever. In fact I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage.

What doesn't transmit light creates its own darkness.

I really understand the idea of pride and honour. I have that in my family, so I understand it completely.