I can't give you the white picket fence, and if I did, you'd set it on fire. ― Ilona Andrews

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The only thing that you can get into without a lot of trouble is a lot of trouble.

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So long as you are still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself.

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I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. — Thomas A. Edison

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The same thinking that has led you to where you are is not going to lead you to where you want to go.

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Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep loving them just as much.

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I don't think you can ever please all audiences.

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We cannot get to where we dream of being tomorrow unless we change our thinking today.

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Experience is the worst teacher; it gives the test before presenting the lesson.

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I really don't know what "I love you" means. I think it means "Don't leave me here alone.

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