The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you.

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.

I will either find a way, or make one.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world.

The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

Grief is the price we pay for love.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.