“Maybe I am something special but nothing spectacular.”

I can finally cry and let it be relief. My tears can be my medicine and not my poison.

I take great comfort in knowing that there are even better versions of myself I haven’t hugged yet.

Can we be easy on ourselves for once?

To cry means that you are feeling as much as you possibly can in that moment and that is exactly what I mean when I say you are alive.

There is a person inside of me who deserves kindness.

You always told me that I was the child with one foot out the door. But, did you ever consider that it was for my own safety?

Stare hard at the hurt. Ask why it stings. Dig into the root and rip it out. It doesn’t have to stay there just because it grew there.

And who will advocate for me? Me. Even when it feels lonely. Lonely is where we grow the most.

Love does not equate staying quiet. Sometimes it has to be outspoken, always loud, and forever on fire.

I must be worth something if my heart thinks so.

And what happens when you run out of words? You listen. Deeply. To everything around you.

I am hell-bent on loving my hell.

Think of how good tomorrow might be.

I love my sadness because it is honest.

You write poems or you are a poem. That is where you’ll shine.

Your love is only as good as your intention.

Now, each of us has his own special gift And you know this was meant to be true. And if you don’t underestimate me I won’t underestimate you.

In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.

There is giant untapped potential in disagreement, especially if the disagreement is between two or more thoughtful people.

We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.

I pledge to you today that as president, in my first budget, I will introduce the largest increase in special education ever.

I think one of the reasons I pushed myself so hard and worked so hard is because I never felt special.

Doo-wop is special music to me because it’s so straightforward and melody-driven and captures emotions.

Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.