There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the face of the world, and for independence and freedom. Secondly, we have what we may call the desire for reputation or prestige (defining it as respect or es

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around

There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complex package. Take me... or leave me. Accept me - or walk away! Do not try to make me feel like less of a person, just because I don't fit your idea of who I should be and don't try to change me to fit your mold. If I need to change, I alone will make that decision. When you are strong enough to love yourself 100%, good and bad - you will be amazed at the opportunities that life presents you

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability

No matter what, ALWAYS BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. Any doubts must be put out of your mind. If you find yourself thinking something negative, figure out who it was who put that thought in your head then acknowledge that it's not your thought, push it out of your mind, and say, I'm awesome!

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are