“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”

It’s better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.

The problems in life come when we’re sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different.

We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.

It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.

Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.

While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.

Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.

The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living.

You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.

See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.

Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.

Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”

There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world – no matter how large or small our circle of influence.

When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you’re pledging your integrity.

It’s very important not to do what your peers think you should do, not do what your parents think,your teachers or even your culture. Do what’s inside of you.

Even when the winds of misfortune blow, amazing things can still happen.

She’s got a glow about her. The kind that says- She’s been through some dark pain, but she’s lighting her own way now.

Are you living the life you want or just living the way other people want you to live?

We create the light with our burning passion from deep inside.

Give yourself time to rest + heal + then rise.

Do not settle in the dirt. Get up and make something from it.

I’ve been taught that it will be such an extraordinary story if it ends with forgiveness.