"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." —Laozi (Lao-tzu)
"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." — Lady Dorothy Nevi
“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what is going to happen next.” -Gilda Radner
"Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.” -- William James
"When you overthink at the wrong moment, you cut yourself off from the wisdom of your emotions, which are much better at assessing actual preferences. You lose the ability to know what you really want. And then you choose the worst strawberry jam." Johan Lehrer - author of How We Decide.
"The race is long. It is better to drive within oneself and finish the race behind the others than it is to drive too hard and crash." The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
I have learned that self-esteem is just that: SELF-esteem. Not wife-esteem or lover-esteem or even sponsor-esteem. It has to come from ME, not from others opinions of me. ~Al-Anon
“ Run your fingers through my soul . For once, just once, feel exactly what I feel, believe what I believe, perceive as I perceive, look, experience, examine, and for once; just once, understand.”