“You can't please everyone, and you can't make everyone like you.”

“Misperceiving that there is one correct choice is a common mistake. Coming to understand that there are usually a few good choices--and then there's the one you pick, commit to, and make great--is the best way to make flexible, optimal, good decisions in life.”

“Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees. Get out of your comfort zone even if it means being uncomfortable. The road less traveled is sometimes fraught with barricades bumps and uncharted terrain. But it is on that road where your character is truly tested And have the courage to accept that you’re not perfect nothing is and no one is — and that’s OK.”

“A boat is always safe in the harbor, but that's not what boats are built for.”

“If you can't acclimate, you disintegrate.”

“Thoughts are circular, they don't take you anywhere. They don't have feet-they can't gain any ground. They can trap you if you don't eventually stand up and make a move.”

“Knowledge can hurt because you can't turn away from thingsanymore. You can't pretend you're blind to what's happening," hesaid. "It's a lot easier to ignore something you don't want to acceptthan to face it.”