But when I found that I knew not only that there was God but that I was a child of God, when I understood that, when I comprehended that, more than that, when I internalized that, ingested that, I became courageous.

Maya Angelou

Your duty is to be and not to be this or that. 'I am that I am' sums up the whole truth. The method is summed up in the words 'Be still'. Give up the notion that 'I am so and so'. All that is required to realize the Self is to be still. What can be easier than that?

Ramana Maharshi

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Beverly Sills

You can victimize yourself by wallowing around in your own past.

Wayne Dyer

The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true.

Ralph Marston

Having tasted the joys of solitude, I forgot the need to please my relatives and friends.

Milarepa