“A good friend is someone who is there for me when i'm glad or sad...who I can laugh madly with or cry badly with.”

“At your absolute best, you still won't be good enough for the wrong person. At your worst, you'll still be worth it to the right person.”

“Your past is where you learned the lesson. Now is when you get to apply it.”

“Breathe more. Bitch less.”

“You know what's just as powerful as a good cup of coffee in the morning? Starting your day with some good, loving thoughts. It can change how your whole day unfolds.”

“One of my favorite things: good conversation with good friends.”

“There are two types of seeds in the mind: those that create anger, fear, frustration, jealousy, hatred and those that create love, compassion, equanimity and joy. Spirituality is germination and sp...”

“My music teacher offered twittering madrigals and something about how, in Italy, in Italy, the oranges hang on the tree. He treated me - the humiliation of it - as a soprano.These, by contrast, are...”

“If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.”

“There are an incalculableeven infinitenumber of situations in which we can practice forgiveness. Expecting it to be a singular actionmotivated by the sheer imperative to move on and forgetcan be mo...”

“When you are angry, dont react. Respond with consideration, kindness, and love.”

“Never strike out of anger if at all possible, this will give your enemy the advantage and strengthen his resolve and psyche”

“He didn't take any of my shit. I needed that.”

“You can only overcome a negative attitude with a positive attitude.”

“Our life is composed of events and states of mind. How ewe appraise our life from our deathbed will be predicated not only on what came to us in life but how we lived with it. It will not be simply...”