When you put loving thoughts and behavior into the world, you plant seeds of self-respect. When you put unloving thoughts and behavior into the world, you destroy seeds of self-respect.

Knowing that we can make a difference in this world is a great motivator. How can we know this and not be involved?

If everybody feels fear when approaching something totally new in life—yet so many are out there doing it despite the fear—then we must conclude that fear is not the problem.

The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out... and do it.

I said to myself: 'You mean all those people out there that I've been envying because they're not afraid to move ahead with their lives have really been afraid? Why didn't somebody tell me!?' I guess I never asked.

Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the fear which comes from the feeling of helplessness.

The truth is that love and power go together.