I tell you, if you’re in the front row of the parade and you stop walking, pretty soon you’re back in the tuba section. And if you want to lead the parade you’ve got to keep moving.
I’ve talked to so many people, men and women alike, that get overweight and their self-esteem just goes in the tank. They think they’re judged. They think they’re unattractive.
You cannot be who and what you are unless you have a lifestyle, both internally and externally, that is designed to support that definition of self.
Anger is nothing more than an outward expression of hurt, fear and frustration.
Life’s a marathon, not a sprint.
Learn when’s a good time to shut up.
You have to name it to claim it.
Anyone can do something when they want to do it. Really successful people do things when they don’t want to do it.
Grief is a process to go through, not a destination in which to wallow. In a process, you keep putting one foot in front of the other, and each little step is part of your healing.
Happiness isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition. You must define what it looks like for you and then make a conscious effort to access whatever gets you to your unique definition of joy.
You are your own most important resource for making your life work. Life rewards action. Until your knowledge, awareness, insights, and understandings are translated into action, they are of no value.
Some people prefer the passenger role, because it imposes no real pressure to decide or stand accountable for their life results.
If you need a miracle, be a miracle.
Common sense needs to be more common.
Well, let me tell you, if you’re 45, had three children and are post-menopausal, you’re not going to weigh what you did the day you graduated from high school. Get that out of your head. That’s a media-driven ideal that you’re never going to healthfully obtain.
I mean, look, teachers don’t do their job for the money, obviously, because we pay them ridiculously little amounts for what they put in. Most of them come out of their own pocket for materials and things to help the children and all that.
If I was on the air and was just kind of a plain-vanilla personality that took the safe road and the safe way trying to please all of the people all of the time, I’d been gone in two weeks.
You can’t put feathers on a dog and call it a chicken!
Pain is the price you pay for resisting life.
The difference between winners and losers is that winners do things losers don’t want to do.