Make sure everybody in your "boat" is rowing and not drilling holes when you're not looking.  #knowyourcircle

Fellow women of the world:  put on some clothes.  Leave a little to the imagination and respect yourself.

An old Cherokee told his grandson, "My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all.  Once is evil.  It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies and ego.  The other is good.  It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth."  The boy thought about it and asked, "Grandfather, which wolf wins?"  The old man quietly replied, "The one you feed."

Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

There are people who can walk away from you.  Let them walk.  I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you.  Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.  And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person.  It just means that their part in the story is over.  And you've gotta know when people's part in your story is over.

Not all toxic people are cruel and uncaring.  Some of them love us dearly.  Many of them have good intentions.  Most are toxic to our being simply because their needs and way of existing in the world force us to compromise ourselves and our happiness.  They aren't inherently bad people, but they aren't the right people for us.  And as hard as it is, we have to let them go.  Life is hard enough without being around people who bring you down, and as much as you care, you can't destroy yourself for the sake of someone else.  You have to make your well-being a priority.  Whether that means breaking up with someone you care about, loving a family member from a distance, letting go of a friend, or removing yourself from a situation that feels painful - you have every right to leave and create a safer space for yourself.

Happiness comes when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and say thanks to God for the troubles we don't have.

True things say good things behind your back and bad things to your face.

If you don't understand how a woman could both love her sister dearly and want to wring her neck at the same time, then you were probably an only child.

Hey, remember that person you thought you couldn't live without?  Well, look at you, living and stuff.

Courage doesn't always roar.  Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow."

Happiness is when you feel good about yourself without feeling the need for anyone else's approval.

My life is a struggle between my need for acceptance, my fear of rejection and a desire not to care at all.

Don't ever let anyone break your soul.  You have to stand on your own two feet and fight.  There are those who would give anything to see you fall, never give them the satisfaction.  Hold your head up high, put a smile on your face and stand your ground.

We all have chapters we would rather keep unpublished.

Invest in people who invest in you.

The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow hardships to dictate her and who she becomes.

You're going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at all the right times.  But in the end, it's always their actions you should judge them by.  It's actions, not words, that matter.

If robbers ever broke into my house and searched for money, I'd just laugh and search with them.

To live is the rarest thing in the world.  Most people just exist, that is all.

The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own.  No apologies or excuses.  No one to lean on, rely on, or blame.  The gift is yours - it's an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it.  This is the day your life really begins.

Don't base your decisions on the advice of those who don't have to deal with the results.

It's wiser to be alone but happy than with somebody who does nothing while you're doing everything.

Always remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading.  People like a show.

The fact that your heart yearns for something Earth can't supply is proof that Heaven must be our home.

Successful people build each other up.  They motivate, inspire and push.  Unsuccessful people just hate, blame and complain.

I like to say what I think and if it happens to push buttons, sorry.

I thank God I didn't get what I thought that I deserved.

A smile can get you far in life, but a smile and a gun can get you a whole lot farther.

"Opportunity looks a lot like hard work." - Ashton Kutcher

I work well with others when they leave me alone.