“An impact is like a punch it may hurt put it passes.”

So I’m putting my defenses up, cause I don’t wanna fall in love. If I ever did that. I think I’d have a heart attack.

I’m an American for marriage equality. I believe that love comes in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. So whether you’re LGBT or straight, your love is valid, beautiful, and an incredible gift.

Be grateful for your journey because it is yours alone.

Don’t workout because you think you ‘need’ to, do it because your body deserves love, respect and healthy attention.

Every single day is a battle to stay strong.

Embracing yourself is important and I wish that all women would realize how beautiful they are, inside and out.

I don’t look at the criticism anymore. If somebody calls me fat, even in a vulnerable moment, I laugh to myself and think, I’m doing everything I can, so there’s nothing I can do about it.

Sometimes I smile so big, I get scared that my face is gonna explode.

I allowed social media to define what I thought of my body. And now I realize that no matter how thin you are, someone will call you fat. No matter how beautiful you are, someone will call you ugly. But you can’t spend your time worrying about that. You’re just not going to please the world.

I believe that I definitely wasn’t given this voice just to sing. I think it was given to me for a bigger purpose.

You really need to be careful of who you hang out with and who you listen to. They can lead you down the wrong path.

Be proud of who you are.

If I could turn back time, I would tell myself that I’m beautiful every day, because we all are! And we need to start believing it!

Insecurity kills all that is beautiful.

I feel beautiful. I feel strong, and I feel confident in who I am.

We do the best we can in life, we take things one day at a time and sometimes we all just need a simple reminder of that.

I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain.

I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children.

When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one.

If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.

It hurts me when seeing a girl cry. I want to comfort them as long as I canor I’ll end up crying too.

Love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is only your aversion to it that hurts, nothing else.

Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.

You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation…and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else.