“What good has impatience ever brought? It has only served as the mother of mistakes and the father of irritation.”

“If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you've made, if they don't realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go.”

“My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me.”

“Never question the power of one! Throughout history it has been the actions of only one person who has in inspired the movement of change.”

“No matter what your history has been, your destiny is what you create today. What are you going to create?”

“Love and compassion are the mother and father of a smile. We need to create more smiles in our world today. Smiles, after all, pave the way to a happy world.”

“I am so grateful for the many times God has shown me the mercy of not giving me what I want.”