“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”

More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.

Be the positive impact on the lives of others.

It’s your life; you don’t need someone’s permission to live the life you want. Be brave to live from your heart.

When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Don’t give up.

If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.

Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.

Sometimes you have to lose all you have to find out who you truly are.

Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.

Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.

Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.

Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up.

When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful.

Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.

Great leaders create more leaders, not followers.

Failure is a bend in the road, not the end of the road. Learn from failure and keep moving forward.

Don’t wait for things to happen. Make them happen.

I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right.

If you believe that the world is going to come to an end – and perhaps any day now – does it not drain one’s motivation to improve life on earth while we’re here?

I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people.

You cannot believe in peace at home and not believe in international peace. A war with Iraq will increase anti-American sentiment, create more terrorists, and drain as much as 200 billion taxpayer dollars, which should be invested in human development here in America.

I’d be more willing to accept religion, even if I didn’t believe it, if I thought it made people nicer to each other but I don’t think it does.

I believe in reincarnation, and I believe I’ve lived quite a few lives.

I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.

I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.