When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.

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.

I've always believed that we could reach past genre -- we didn't ride the grunge coat-tails; we've always been on our terms.

I know that big, important things don't just come together overnight, but I've been me for a long time now and it's still not working.

And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC

A Black man voting for the Republicans makes about as much sense as a chicken voting for Col. Sanders.

What I often say to people who are quick to say I’m not a feminist is if you think you’re not a feminist, give it all back.

I go to the gym every morning for a couple of hours, then I come to work, whatever is on the plate for the day, I do it. I don't ask many questions, I go where I am told to.

If God is male, then male is God. The divine patriarch castrates women as long as he is allowed to live on in the human imagination.

If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.

The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you.