Eliminate the need to be liked. Replace it with the intention to be of service, whether to others, something you believe in, or your highest self.

Neil Strauss

Some people won't be happy until they've pushed you to the ground. What you have to do is have the courage to stand your ground and not give them the time of day. Hold on to your power and never give it away.

Donna Schoenrock

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

Lao Tzu

Be an independent thinker at all times, and ignore anyone who attempts to define you in a limiting way.

Sherry Argov

If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.

Maya Angelou

I very much want to inject gay culture into the mainstream. It's not an underground tool for me. It's my whole life.

Lady Gaga