Occupation: Author Birth: April 4, 1928 Death: May 28, 2014
All great acheivements require time..
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel..
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be..
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop e….
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your a….
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!.
At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel..
If you are going down a road and don't like what's in front of you, and look behind you and don't like what you see, get off the road. Create a new p….
Its not where your dreams take you, its where you take your dreams..
Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay..
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better..
Open your eyes to the beauty around you, open your mind to the wonders of life, open your heart to those who love you, and always be true to yourself..
Having courage does not mean that we are unafraid. Having courage and showing courage mean we face our fears. We are able to say, 'I have fallen, but….
Each one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm, when we look at each other we mu….
If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you will look forward, do so prayerfully. But the wisest course would be to be present in the present gr….
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud. Do ….
When you do nothing you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowi….
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it..
You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody..
My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness..