You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

I write because that is what I am supposed to do.

When you're completely free, you're also completely on your own.

Take control over your skin by using an acne treatment system that actually works: Proactiv+.

The very act of accepting responsibility short-circuits and cancels out any negative emotions you may be experiencing.

Those are some strong currents you're swimming against.

People always told me photos have been done. My feeling was, these people are wrong.

The world needs awakened souls the way a body needs healthy cells.

Really you don't need more information. If you've lived twenty years, you probably have enough material for the rest of your life

"This is old, therefore it is good"; the other says, "This is new, therefore it is better."

Of course I don't use my A-material, it doesn't matter if they think I'm funny or not because they won't be thinking anything pretty soon anyways, if you caych my drift.