A great giftwe can giveto ourselvesis a willingnessto love everyone,no matter what.This frees us completely from the toxicjustificationswe use to hate.

— Scott Stabile

When God gives you an idea, you must act immediately on it.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Someone is always going to try to knock you down and take your place. It is up to you to fight for what you want.

— Teresa Mummert

Anger ... It's a paralyzing emotion ... You can't get anything done. People sort of think it's an interesting, passionate, and igniting feeling — I don't think it's any of that — it's helpless ... It's absence of control — and I need all of my skills, all of the control, all of my powers ... And anger doesn't provide any of that — I have no use for it whatsoever.'[Interview with CBS radio host Don Swaim, September 15, 1987.].

— Toni Morrison

You have the power to realise your dream. If only you are willing and determined.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

I realized that the good stories were affecting the organs of my body in various ways, and the really good ones were stimulating more than one organ. An effective story grabs your gut, tightens your throat, makes your heart race and your lungs pump, brings tears to your eyes or an explosion of laughter to your lips.

— Christopher Vogler

I have never seen as far, than those times I have looked through someone else's perspective.

— Tonny K. Brown

Have you inspired someone today by your actions?

— Tony Curl

Dreams are sacred future predictions.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.

— Charles R. Swindoll