If I could identify one core problem about the world, it's that we've been taught to distrust ourselves.
A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.
When you compete with a person, you only have to be as good or better than the person to win. If you compete with yourself, there is no limitation to how good you can be.
Acquire the courage to believe in yourself. Many of the things that you have been taught were at one time the radical ideas of individuals who had the courage to believe what their own hearts and minds told them was true, rather than accept the common beliefs of their day.
You feel the intense desire to do good, to do right thing. At this stage, you also feel helpless.
Our negative life situations are essential elements for us to fulfill our intended destiny. However, unless we possess the power of endurance to live through the dark of the night, we will not see the glory of daybreak.
Often we are so concerned with what makes us feel good that we forget what makes us great.
Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there.
Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.
And this was your friend?" Cordelia raised her eyebrows. "Seems to me the only difference between your friends and your enemies is how long the stand around chatting before they shoot you.
People think I have courage. The courage in my family are my wife Pam, my three daughters, here, Nicole, Jamie, LeeAnn, my mom, who's right here too.