We are What We Think

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world." - The Buddha

Go for It

"When you get the chance, go for it. You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself." - Oprah

Balance Lives in the Present

"Balance lives in the present. The surest way to lose your footing is to focus on what dreadful things might happen." - Oprah

There is No Greater Gift

"There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It's why you were born. And how you become most truly alive." - Oprah

Everyday Religion

"I have an everyday religion that works for me, love yourself first and everything else falls into place." - Lucille Ball

Communication is Like A Dance

Communication is like a dance. One person takes a step forward; the other takes one back. Even one misstep can land both on the floor in a tangle of confusion. - Oprah

How You Do

"How you do anything is how you do everything." - Anon

Fame Does Not Change Who You Are

Fame does not change who you are. Fame is like having a magnifying glass on who you are. And it only highlights and enlarges what was already there. - Oprah Winfrey

Learn from Differences

"Perhaps if humanity focused less on what separates us from one another and more on what we could learn from our differences, we would stop killing one another."
--Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, NCIS Season 7 Episode 10

Rhythm and Rhyme

Rhythm and rhyme; answer man's immortal need for monotony and symmetry, as opposed to the vanity and danger of inspiration. - Charles Baudelaire (Les Fleurs du Mal - Flowers of Evil)

Beliefs and Results

It has always been true that you act according to your beliefs and, since the way you act has consequences, your beliefs manifest in the world through various situations. When you act out your beliefs, you see the results of your actions everywhere. - Geneen Roth

Goodbye

"I've had to say goodbye more times than I'd have liked. But everyone can say that. And no matter how many times we do it even if it's for the greater good, it still stinks. And though we'll never forget what we've given up, we owe it to ourselves to keep moving forward. What we can do is live our lives always afraid of the next goodbye. Because chances are, they are not going to stop. The trick is to recognize when a goodbye can be a good thing, when it's a chance to start again." - Ugly Betty, Season 4 Ep 11

Disguise

"We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves." - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Who I Was

"I wished I had some way of showing them who I was, or who I was convinced I was. I was the surge, the being, the radical absence of non-being, the river in flood, the dispenser of existence, the power to be beseeched." - The Life of Hunger, Amélie Nothomb (Belgian author)

Trauma

"Trauma always leaves a scar. It follows us home. It changes our lives. Trauma messes everybody up. But may be that's the point. All the pain and the fear and the crap. May be going through all that is what keeps us moving forward. It's what pushes us. May be we have to get a little messed up, before we can step up." - Grey's Anatomy

Wealth is Work

"When are we going to realize in this country that our wealth is work? That we are workers and by selling this idea of “Hey, man i'll teach you how to be rich.” How's that different from infomercials?” - Jon Stewart commenting on CNBC while interviewing Jim Cramer.

Best Things vs Best Life

"Having the best things is no substitute for having the best life."

—Oprah

Two Beliefs for Success

Most successful people begin with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

—David Brooks

Greatest Happiness

"The greatest happiness that you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness." - William Sarovan

Standing Tall

You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims. --Harriet Woods