I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.

Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts...

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

There is always room at the top.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Be happy, but never satisfied.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble

Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.

When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on

We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.