Sacrifice is a part of life. It’s supposed to be. It’s not something to regret. It’s something to aspire to. Little sacrifices. Big sacrifices. A mother works so her son can go to school. A daughter moves home to take care of her sick father.

I believe that you live on inside the hearts and minds of everyone you've touched while you were here on earth.

I traded lots of dreams for a bigger paycheck, and I never even realized I was doing it.

When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.

You were one person, and you changed the world.

This is how you start to get respect, by offering something that you have.

Don't cling to things, because everything is impermanent... But detachment doesn't mean you don't let the experience penetrate you. On the contrary, you let it penetrate you fully. That's how you are able to leave it...You're afraid of the pain, you're afraid of the grief... But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing yourself to dive in, all the way, over your head even, you experience them fully and completely.You know what pain is. You know what love is. "All right. I have experienced that emotion. I recognize that emotion. Now I need to detach from that emotion for a moment.