Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Love comes when manipulation stops; when you think more about the other person than about his or her reactions to you. When you dare to reveal yourself fully. When you dare to be vulnerable.

Strong families use the word "we" a lot, but "I" is never forgotten. Family members know they have the freedom to go off on their own, even if the direction is one that "we" have never followed before. The family message is, "We're behind you, so you can be you."

I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.

Don't always try to be popular. It isn't possible for everyone to like you. It's far more important for you to like yourself. And when you respect yourself, strangely, you get more respect than when you court it from others.

If you change nothing, nothing changes.

I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped.