"What it means to be authentic:- to be more concerned with truth than opinions- to be sincere and not pretend- to be free from hypocrisy: "walk your talk"- to know who you are and to be that person- to not fear others seeing your vulnerabilities- being confident to walk away from situations where you can't be yourself- being awake to your own feelings- being free from others' opinions of you- accepting and loving yourself"

"We all have negative thoughts now and then, but we can choose not to dwell there and not to let them control us."

"Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live."

"The dead do not hurt you"

"Goals are the road maps that guide you to your destination. Cultivate the habit of setting clearly-defined written goals"

"Great goals make great people. People cannot hit what they do not aim for."

"Never let fear hold you captive. Never let self-doubt hold you captive. Never let frustration hold you captive."

"The past is a place of learning, not a place of living."

"Life is dear to every living thing"

"Focus on making choices to lead your life that aligns with your core values in the most purposeful way possible."

"Stop comparing yourself to others. Always strive to improve yourself to become better today than you were yesterday to serve those around you and the world."

"Love doesn't make the world go 'round"

"We are the sum of all people we have ever met"

"when we were kidslaying around the lawnon ourbellieswe often talkedabouthowwe'd like todieandwe allagreed on thesamething"

"Sometimes problems don’t require a solution to solve them"

"No lake so still but it has its wave.No circle so perfect but that it has its blur.I would change things for you if I could"

"Imagine no limitations"

"I learned...that inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving, but it comes into us slowly and quietly and all the time, though we must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing, prime it with a little solitude and idleness."

"Dedicate yourself to what gives your life true meaning and purpose"

"Most people gaze neither into the past nor the future"

"Your beliefs affect your choices. Your choices shape your actions. Your actions determine your results. The future you create depends upon the choices you make and the actions you take today."

"Until you change how you get things done, you'll never know what works best."