Don?t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.

I live inside God's dream for me. I don't try to tell God what I'm supposed to do. . . God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself.

In America, people are so busy. Even the children are busy. I get the impression very few of us are touching the miracle that you are alive.

Have the courage to follow your passion - and if you don't know what it is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.

Anybody pretending to be anything other than who you really are-you will never, ever reach your personal potential.

The struggle of my life created empathy... I could relate to pain... being abandoned... having people not love me.