There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice.

I used to want to change the world. Now I'm open to letting it change me.

Allow for many paths to your goal. Do not fixate on one path, because then you are likely to give up when that path is blocked.

But I'd rather help than watch. I'd rather have a heart than a mind. I'd rather expose too much than too little. I'd rather say hello to strangers than be afraid of them. I would rather know all this about myself than have more money than I need. I'd rather have something to love than a way to impress you.

I learned that it was in hard times that people usually changed the course of their life; in good times, they frequently only talked about change. Hard times forced them to overcome the doubts that normally gave them pause.It surprised me how often we hold ourselves back until we have no choice.

If you want to give yourself a fair chance to succeed, never expect too much too soon

The virtue of losing is we get used to the fact that competing and to lose doesn't kill you. It just makes you stronger. It just helps you get used to it.