The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.
The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image.
Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.
It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like so long as somebody loves you.
Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.
I’m not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I’ve always been a freak. So I’ve been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I’m one of those people.
No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.
I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.
Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.
Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.
People are unrealistic, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.