Commitment is taking the first step, even if it means falling the rest of the way down.

Sometimes the greatest victories we can make for mankind are the victories we make over ourselves.

Ignorance speaks loudly, so as to be heard; but its volume proves reason to doubt every word.

Wisdom considers not only the cost of a choice, but also its value.

To gain the acceptance of your peers is an admirable task, but to truly accept yourself requires a much higher standard.

The most dire of all of life's grueling deceptions wedge themselves in in our minds between truth and perceptions.

Jealousy is the fire of envy that seeks to destroy another's beauty, rather than to create its own.