“When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.”

“Wealth wont make you happy. Power wont make you remarkable. Fame wont make you honorable. Education wont make you wise.”

“Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with your life.”

“Dont mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Dont cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you; and dont weep over the future, it has no mercy on you.”

“In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.”

“The darkest storms color the brightest rainbows.”

“A stone, no matter how small, resists the wind.”

“A lion never loses sleep over a sheep's sentiments.”

“The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.”

“If you invest in your critics more than you invest in your dreams, you have successfully invested in your failure.”

“Marry your friend, and you will be reasonably happy. Marry your lover, and you will be abundantly happy. Marry your soulmate, and you will be infinitely happy.”

“If you have no one, you are poor; if you have an acquaintance, you are fortunate; if you have a friend, you are privileged; if you have a lover, you are rich; if you have a soulmate, you are wealthy.”

“You miss a lot of a persons life when you dont keep in touch. Maybe thats the point.”