“Respect me, not because I respect you, but because I deserve your respect.”

A heart does turn cold unless it’s been treated with coldness for a while.

Being a leader is about leading your own mind’s logic and leading your heart’s reason. Be cognizant of the decisions that your mind and heart make, and your life will be much more meaningful and rewarding.

You don’t need to explain why you’re protecting your soul from harm. You really don’t.

If you gave them once the love that they did not deserve, they will come back for more.

We don’t make ourselves compassionate; we are born compassionate.

Life is not fair, but we can choose to be fair humans even if life or other humans choose to be unfair to us.

The reality you live in is partially up to you. The fantasy you live in is entirely up to you.

You can draw a path for your life and have all of your goals set. You can change yourself as much as possible and change things around you just to reach those goals.

Your opinion of me does not equal my self-worth.

Letting go does not mean that you are giving up or that you are weak. It could just mean that you are no longer allowing what hurts you to control you.

Take responsibility for the choices you could have made but restrained yourself from making.

Never wish them pain. That’s not who you are. If they caused you pain, they must have pain inside. Wish them healing. That’s what they need.

If they don’t appreciate your presence, they may never recognize your absence.

My home will never welcome me if I don’t welcome me.

Never underestimate the power of fate. It can knock down the highest of goals that seem guaranteed in your life.

It was the weirdest thing ever. I said to myself: why are people always so okay with not having me in their lives?

If you dare to struggle, you dare to win. If you dare not struggle, then damn it, you don’t deserve to win.

The hard-working folks across this country deserve an economy that supports them.

When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: a stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is sparky.

Don’t focus on what you think you deserve. Take aim at what you are willing to earn.

You deserve a president who will get up every single day and work to make your life better.

A world of wealth is trash if men are wanting; men who have no wealth never find fortune smiling as their strength deserves.

Never believe anyone who tells you that you don’t deserve what you want.

If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.