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!
Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.
I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.
Most people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.
Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.
When you learn, teach. When you get, give.
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.
A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.
Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.
I sustain myself with the love of family.
When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.
The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don’t know my story...
Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.