“When life takes away, something of greater value is always given in return.”

“Just pick a goal and stick to it―no big complicated secret.”

“Prolong not the pastInvite not the futureDo not alter your innate wakefulnessFear not appearancesThere in nothing more than this”

“to be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running”

“At the end of the day, there are very few people around you who truly want to see you peaceful, happy and content. Most of your friends only want to see you happy, peaceful and content, in ratio to their own happiness, peace and contentment. It’s like, “Yeah, I want all your dreams to come true and I want to see you smile, but only for as much as I smile and only in proportion to how many of my own dreams come true.” That’s what people today call, “friendship” and “care”. It’s not really friendship and it’s not really care. Then there’s like one or two people who would celebrate your own happiness and success even if it’s out of proportion to their own. And that’s a real blessing right there, that’s a real friendship.”

“Into the silence rips a sound that makes me let go of Max’s hand and cover my ears. It is like the strafe of a bullet, nails on a chalkboard, promises being broken. It’s a note I have never heard – this chord of pure pain – and it takes a moment to realize it is coming from me.”

“Generosity is to help a deserving person without his request, and if you help him after hisrequest, then it is either out of self-respect or to avoid rebuke.”

“no man is free until he s a master of himself!!”

“A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.”