Don't let anybody raise you. You've been raised.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?

Ain't nothin' to it, but to do it.

My mother is so full of joy and life. I am her child. And that is better than being the child of anyone else in the world.

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

To those who have given up on love: I say, "Trust life a little bit.