When you look at your life the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.

Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence.

Happiness hides in life’s small details. If you’re not looking, it becomes invisible.

When you forgive, you gain strength and come out a winner.

The simple but observable fact is that the more you love, the more you are able to love.

Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

Virginity is such a personal thing. You can't judge anyone on it. A lot of young women feel they want to save themselves for the man who they think they'll love forever.