Your true passion should feel like breathing; it’s that natural.
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.
Not being tense but ready. Not thinking but not dreaming. Not being set but flexible. Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement. It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.
The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.
Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape from.
Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
Even in a bad situation, there’s always a positive side. Even if you can’t see it yet.
It was finally becoming clear to her that love wasn’t about finding someone perfect to marry. Love was about seeing through to the truth of a person, and accepting all their shades of light and dark. Love was an ability.
I don't have much in the way of money or worldly possessions, I'm not beautiful, intelligent or clever, but I'm happy, and I intend to stay that way! I was born happy, I love people, I have a trusting nature, and I'd like everyone else to be happy too.
No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.
Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.
Be true to yourself. Make each day your masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day. Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.
Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.
The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever is your goal, you can get there if you are willing to work.
The woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved.
You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn't correct. We all start with all there is, it's how we use it that makes things possible.
Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you.