“You dont have to be happy to smile.”

“If we live our lives looking for the excitement and exhilaration that change can bring, we will be much happier than when we are eventually forced to accept it anyways.”

“An individual who has in his mind that he can accomplish a certain task is far more likely to succeed than the individual that has it in his mind that he will fail.”

“Our minds are incredibly powerful things.”

“Ever since I could read, Ive wanted to write a book. I never thought I had anything to write about. Maybe you dont think this is worth writing about. But this book isnt for you. Its for me.”

“Too often, we put up with mediocrity, telling ourselves that later in life well do what we want.”

“When you hit hard tough stuff, do you feel flattened because of it or rebound in a new direction to keep living, loving, moving, and growing? Improving your bounce-ability factor will help you rock...”

“A person who doesnt understand both sides of an issue cant relate to the side he is trying to sway, so his words will bounce off of them without leaving any impression.”

“Why do we have to do this in the middle of the night? Taylor asked.Because we dont want the whole town knowing why were going and where were going.How can I tell anyone if I dont even know myself? ...”

“We're all to driven by materialism. Obsessed with success. With money. With trying to impress people who'll never be impressed.”

“A woman being able to make a man genuinely laugh leaves a much better impression on him than a woman who wants them to feel like she is nothing more than a sex object believe me, they tend to not b...”

“Can we account for instinct?' said Monte Cristo. 'Are there not some places where we seem to breathe sadness? why, we cannot tell. It is a chain of recollections an idea which carries you back to...”

“We judge others instantly by their clothes, their cars, their appearance, their race, their education, their social status. The list is endless. What gets me is that most people decide who another ...”

“I asked my dad what people would remember sooner, the things I said or the things I did. His response was: Forgive me, but what people?”

“I kept returning to this new and bizarre question: is there anything that actually is as it seems? Is anything perceptually straightforward? Maybe thats inherently impossible, because impressions a...”