"Sometimes you have to face up to your fears to realize that they aren't actually real."

“As a tree, even though it has been cut down, is firm so long as its root is safe, and grows again, thus, unless the feeders of thirst are destroyed, the pain (of life) will return again and again.”

Source : Max Muller (2013). “Sacred Books of the East: Including Selections from the Vedic Hymns, Zend-Avesta, Dhammapada, Upanishads, the Koran, and the Life of Buddha”, p.164, Lulu Press, Inc

“The reason I am thinking so far in advance is because school is terribly lonely. I think I've said that before, but it's getting harder every day.”

Source : Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.128, Simon and Schuster

“It has become part of the accepted wisdom to say that the twentieth century was the century of physics and the twenty-first century will be the century of biology.”

“I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus.”

“My mom [has] always been my hero. Watching her experience something like breast cancer was pivotal, I think in my whole family's life and experience. She is one strong lady.”

“I am an artist... I am here to live out loud.”

“I really want to adopt a child... I want to be called 'Mom.' It really is the most beautiful word in the English language.”

Source : "Patti Stanger Adoption: ‘Millionaire Matchmaker’ Plans To Adopt Child". www.huffingtonpost.com. June 13, 2012.

“First get a clear notion of what you desire to accomplish and then in all probability you will succeed in doing it.”