“Until you change the way that you look at things,Those things will never change.”

“if you have a positive attitude and strive to give your best, eventually, you will overcome problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.”

“What's important is that a story changes every time you say it out loud. When you put it on paper, it can never change. But the more times you tell it, the more changes will occur. A story is a living thing; it moves and shifts”

“If you can’t change the world with chocolate chip cookies, how can you change the world?”

“From the Buddhist perspective, the only lasting way to bring about change is for people themselves to change.”

“One thing I've learned is it's better to be addicted to things than people. You get hooked on a thing and if someone takes it from you, you can find another source. Only people can really hurt you. Only people can push you out into the cold permanently.”

“The way I see it, when you put the uniform on, in effect you sign a contract. And you don't back out of a contract merely because you've changed your mind. You can still speak up for your principles, you can still argue against the ones you're being made to fight for, but in the end you do the job.”