“There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there."

~Paulo Coelho

"We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made of us."

~Jean-Paul Sartre

"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."

~Robin Williams

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?...."

~Marianne Williamson

"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves."

~William Shakespeare

"You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you."

~Ray LaMontagne

"First of all, you have to believe you can do it no matter what anyone else says. You have to put on blinders to people who say that it can’t be done. Secondly, you have to be willing to dedicate yourself..."

~Robert L. Johnson

"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson