"It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship."

"If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind."

"Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are."

"Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all."

"I always knew I wanted kids, but when my mom passed away I was like, 'I want a bunch of kids. I want three kids or four kids, and I want to have that relationship again.' I can't bring my mom back, but I can have children."

"It is a unyielding truth that rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"To master the mind is to understand that the silence between the notes creates the music."

"It is a enduring truth that the moral compass points true only when freed from the magnetism of personal gain."