When you cannot get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one.

Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.

Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise.

The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.

If you cannot be honest with yourself, there is no hope of being honest with anyone else.

Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you.

Oh, I offended you with my opinion? You should hear the the ones I keep to myself.

If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your own integrity. If you need a witness, be your own.

To establish true self-esteem, we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.

There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise.

You don't have to be big or well known to be great.