What lies behind us, and what lies before us are but tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.

The greatest irony in the world is that you are so blessed and don't know it.

Give, even if you only have a little.

Just as treasures are uncovered from earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Listen to silence... it has so much to say.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

If you believe it will work out, you will see opportunities. If you believe it won't, you will see obstacles.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

The only people who get upset when you set boundaries are the ones who benefitted from you having none.

You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.

When one teaches, two learn.

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be.

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.

I've always liked the time before dawn because there's no one around to remind me who I'm supposed to be. So it's easier to remember who I am.