Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
For a person who grew up in the '30s and '40s in the segregated South, with so many doors closed without explanation to me, libraries and books said, 'Here I am, read me. ' Over time I have learned I am at my best around books.
The angel personifies something new arising from the deep unconscious.
I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.
In many situations involving service recovery - the problem itself became the catalyst for the creation of even greater trust as the companies took the issues head-on and worked through the difficult problem in a way that restored confidence.
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
The generosity of Montanans is inspiring.
Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time and they almost always will impress you.
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love
The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.
Human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.
Understand that you, yourself, are no more than the composite picture of all your thoughts and actions. In your relationships with others, remember the basic and critically important rule: If you want to be loved, be lovable. If you want respect, set a respectable example!
Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
You have to look for teachers. If you want to be a mechanic, go hang out with mechanics.
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't.
The more we refuse to buy into our inner critics - and our external ones too - the easier it will get to have confidence in our choices, and to feel comfortable with who we are - as women and as mothers.
Most businesses think that product is the most important thing, but without great leadership, mission and a team that deliver results at a high level, even the best product won't make a company successful.
Be first and be lonely.
No matter how dark and gloomy it looks in your life right now, if you'll release the weight of those burdens, you will see the sun break forth.