Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured. Without it, we wouldn't even know what it means to be brave.

Many of us have spent a lifetime trying to be what we’re not, feeling lousy about ourselves when we fail, and sometimes when we succeed. We hide our differences when, by accepting and celebrating them, we could collaborate to make every effort more exciting, productive enjoyable, and powerful. Personally, I think we should start right now.

The power to bring me out of solitude - or to push me back into it - had never belonged to another person. It was mine and only mine.

No part of your experience is wasted. Everything you've experienced so far is part of what you were meant to learn.

People don’t cry when they lose their hope. They cry when they get it back.

Your individuality is the most valuable thing you have.

Pain is like a life coach in your body. It’s what made me a life coach because I started paying a lot of attention to what made me hurt and what didn’t. It turned out my body was trying to steer me away from a life that was absolutely wrong for me and into a life that was absolutely wonderful.