There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.

When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

I don’t trust people who don’t love themselves and tell me, ‘I love you.’ … There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.

First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours.In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.