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

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?

Own your healing as you’ve owned your pain.

If you ever get the chance to treat them the way they treated you, I hope you choose to walk away and do better.

Don’t judge people and expect them to stand by your side.

If I only give you what you deserve, at least keep me away from what I don’t deserve.

Don’t play with fire and expect to stay perfectly safe.

Don’t see the worst in a person and expect them to see the best in you.

When you know what are you are doing and have a clear vision of where you are going, you will not need to chase opportunities. Opportunities will seek you. Happiness will chase you. And, instead of being a choice, you will be the one choosing.

Whatever you do, do it with purpose.

I’d rather be disappointed by the truth than satisfied with a lie.

Don’t break a bird’s wings and then tell it to fly. Don’t break a heart and then tell it to love.

If you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.

Your life’s work deserves sound money.

You deserve the best, the very best, because you are one of the few people in this lousy world who are honest to themselves, and that is the only thing that really counts.

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.