I'm not entangled in shaping my work according to other people's views of how I should have done it.

Toni Morrison

Don't surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn't true anymore.

Cheryl Strayed

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more.

Oprah Winfrey

There are two kinds of guilt: the kind that drowns you until you're useless, and the kind that fires your soul to purpose.

Sabaa Tahir

Do not make excuses, whether it's your fault or not.

George S. Patton

Self-esteem is earned.

Rhonda Byrne