"I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best."

-- Walt Whitman

#Inspirational Quotes #Self Esteem Quotes #Self Respect Quotes

“The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together. Information distilled over 4 billion years of biological evolution. Incidentally, all the organisms on the Earth are made essentially of that stuff. An eyedropper full of that liquid could be used to make a caterpillar or a petunia if only we knew how to put the components together.”
“If Tim Duncan had 'Knicks' on his jersey, he'd be a god. He'd be more than Patrick Ewing. With four championships and two MVPs, I think people realize he's one of the best ever, but if he played in New York, he'd be way more famous.”
“Speak the essence and live by it.”
“The first time that I came to New York to work properly was the mid-'80s, but I was doing eight shows a week. You have no life. Going to a punk rock club - or whatever the music was at that time - would not have been on my agenda.”
“My dad's cool with that kind of stuff. He always wanted me to do my best. I'm quite dyslexic in school. My dad let me figure out what I wanted to do on my own. My parents never really lecture me.”
“Let go of resentment, for it will hold you back. Do not worry about what could've been, what is to come is what matters.”
“Pleasure does not equal happiness; it's part of happiness.”

Source : "Medical correspondent Dr. Ian Smith". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. July 5, 2010.
“Believing that anxious thoughts and feelings can restore order to your life is like using a chain-saw to fold your laundry.”

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