Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
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.
I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them
Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
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.