I am not competing with anyone other than myself. I want to be excellent at whatever I do.

My pride had been starched by a family who assumed unlimited authority in its own affairs.

Laugh and dare to try to love somebody, starting with yourself. You must love yourself first, of course, and you must protect yourself so that nobody overrides you, overrules you, or steps on you. Just say, 'Just a minute. I'm worth everything, dear.'

My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.

Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.

You can't use up creativity, creative thinking builds on itself and increases the creativity of the thinker...You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

It's hard because people think they have something to lose and the truth is they have everything to gain in trying to love somebody.