“Life itself is a chance.”
“Like dust brushed from an old painting, as we journey beneath the surface layers of life, another landscape is revealed.”
“Happiness is a choice. It s not always easy, but is IS always worth it.”
“Thoughts can only hurt you with your permission, feelings can only wound you with your consent, experiences can only damage you with your authorization; life can only ruin you with your approval.”
“In our most vulnerable hour, it is helpful to remember our creative power.”
“Books are a stairway to knowledge; experience is a highway to understanding; together they are an elevator to enlightenment.”
“Life is a process of discovering your INNATE NATURE!”
“Bifurcation embraces the weapon of success and failure.”
“When perplexed, God appears to you in the form of wisdom; when troubled, in the form of peace; when sad, in the form of joy; when heartbroken, in the form of love.”
“A crisp, clean $100 bill that is crumbled up, thrown to the ground, stepped on and rubbed in the dirt still maintains its value. Life may crumble you, throw you to the ground, step on you and rub you in the dirt, but you still maintain your value. Just as a crumbled up $100 bill still has purchasing power, your life still has purposeful power; and nothing or no one can ever take that away from you.”
“Run! Life s too short to walk. Unless you don t know where you re running to, then move very slowly.”
“The ignorant learn from none, the simple learn from some, the intelligent learn from many, but the enlightened learn from all.”
“Reduce the influence of religion upon your life.”
“To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all.”
“Opportunities, like roses, come with a beautiful fragrance, but also with thorns.”
“When life’s great storms come, the weak sink, the cowardly jump ship, the strong drop an anchor, the mighty adjust their sails, and the great sail on to their destiny.”
“The universe doesn t waste anything. Sometimes, we just don t have standing to see how events or experiences are important.”