Yo mama jokes… Yo
Now, 75 years [after ], in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.
Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
Give yourself a great self-respect to know who you are then your confidence will shine on you
Tomorrow, smile at a perfect stranger and mean it.
Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.
Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality...
The problem with a philosophy or a belief is that you soon start changing the facts to fit it.
Forgiveness is a transformative act because it asks you to be a more empathetic and compassionate person, thereby making you better than the person you were when you were first hurt.