Freedom is still the most radical idea of all.

The highest compliment one can be paid by another human being is to be told: 'Because of what you are, you are essential to my happiness.'

How do we nurture the soul? By revering our own life. By learning to love it all, not only the joys and the victories, but also the pain and the struggles.

High self esteem people can surely be knocked down by an excess of troubles, but they are quickerto pick themselves up again.

The first love affair you must consummate is the love affair with yourself. Only then are you ready for a romantic relationship.

We tend to feel most comfortable, "most at home", with people whose self esteem level resembles our own.

When you are frightened, you typically pull energy in to your center, seeing less, hearing less-shrinking consciousness precisely when you need to expand it.