“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”

“Love is that micro-moment of warmth and connection that you share with another living being.”

“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”

“Commitment to truth telling lays the groundwork for the openness and honesty that is the heartbeat of love.”

“Don't be afraid to hit the ball.”

“Belonging starts with self-acceptance. [...] Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic.”

“Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will.”

“The best way to get rid of the pain is to feel the pain. And when you feel the pain and go beyond it, you'll see there's a very intense love that is wanting to awaken itself.”

“If you learn something from having been taken advantage by someone, it becomes tuition. If you don’t, it’s a penalty. If you learned something, look at it as an education.”

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”

“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings.”

“I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: Turn back.”

“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”

“Boldness, and again boldness, and always boldness!”

“You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, or trust me, you haven't a chance.”

“True happiness involves the pursuit of worthy goals. Without dreams, without risks, only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved.”

“Sorrow comes in great waves...but it rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us it leaves us on the spot and we know that if it is strong, we are stronger, inasmuch as it passes and we remain.”

“Every day is your day if you claim it. If you wait for somebody else to make it for you, you’re going to be disappointed.”

“Breathing deeply and releasing fear will help you get to where you want to be.”

“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all.”