Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner's manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.

This past Thanksgiving, my father was at the farm, and I had all 11 dogs in the house with a father who never allowed dogs in the house. And he got up to leave the table and came back and Solomon was in his chair. And he says, "This dog is in my chair." And I said, "It's the other way around, you're sitting in his chair."

It's not easy being grateful all the time. But it's when you feel least thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you

Many things in life inspire philanthropy, such as your faith in humanity and your belief in the human spirit to overcome.

Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn't lie.

Everyone has to learn to think differently, bigger, to open to possibilities.

In order to be truly happy, you must live along with, and you must stand for something larger than yourself.