When the question is either/or, the answer is almost alwaysboth/and.

Courage isn't the absence of fear, but a decision that what we want is more important than what we are afraid of.

Selfish is caring for ourselves at others' expense ... Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.

The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.

Until we become clear about our own worth and value, we will forever be searching for it in the eyes of others.

The way to encourage people to be accountable is to engage the responsible, accountable, trustworthy part of their brain.

When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.

Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.

As long as we define stress as how some person or situation is making us feel, we will have to change the world around us to find peace of mind.

Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.

Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way.

We wait, starving for moments of high magic to inspire us, but life is full of common enchantment waiting for our alchemists eyes to notice.

Take any job, get started and stop with the video games and pot. I'm not for that.

Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the public good.

The tax-exempt privilege is a feature always reflected in the market price of [municipal] bonds. The investor pays for it.

It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.

Love's never a fair trade.

I must create the world in order to breathe in the world; I don't exist unless I create.

Mortality: not acquittal but a series of postponements is what we hope for.

The thing that helped me come to terms with performing was an anxiety, a desperation for acceptance. There was never enough positive motivation in my life.

People talk about opportunity knocking, but the gate was always swinging in the breeze before I got to the door.