“When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.” – Lois McMaster Bujold

“Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They’re what make the instrument stretch, what make you go beyond the norm.” – Cicely Tyson

“It’s not the people who stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.” – Anonymous

“One loses many laughs by not laughing at oneself.” – Sara Jeannette Duncan

I’ve learned to take time for myself and to treat myself with a great deal of love and respect ’cause I like me….I think I’m kind of cool.” – Whoopi Goldberg

“Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.” – Gloria Steinem

“Learn to laugh at your troubles and you’ll never run out of things to laugh at.” – Lyn Karol

 “When you are clear, what you want will show up in your life, and only to the extent that you are clear.” – Janet and Chris Attwood, The Passion Test

“God has given each of us our “marching orders.” Our purpose here on Earth is to find those orders and carry them out. Those orders acknowledge our special gifts.” – Soren Kierkegaard