“Do not dump your woes upon people — keep the sad story of your life to yourself. Troubles grow by recounting them.”

“Do not make your mind a dumping ground for other people's garbage.”

Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994) President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

“You can't keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair.”

Sharon Creech Walk Two Moons

“Tell the story that's been growing in your heart, the characters you can't keep out of your head, the tale story that speaks to you, that pops into your head during your daily commute, that wakes you up in the morning.”

Jennifer Weiner (1970) American writer

“Cutting people out of your life is easy, keeping them in is hard.”

Walter Dean Myers (1937–2014) American writer

“Don't run after anyone.
Be Yourself.
Do what you do best.
Be true to yourself.
Have good karma.
The right people will come your way eventually
and remain in your life.
Friendship on the onset is like a seed.
It is what you put into it that makes it
grow beautifully into a thriving
flower.”

Stephie Pahlavi Zan

“I take no actions that I wouldn’t publicly recount. If you can’t speak your deeds, then don’t do them.”

Kresley Cole book Dead of Winter

“He kept growing. He thought it was very important to keep growing all your life.”

William McKeen (1954) American academic

“Remind yourself of your vision, keep your hopes close yo your heart, be passionate about them and always, always always be true to them”

Michael Elmore-Meegan (1959) British humanitarian

“Borrow trouble for yourself, if that's your nature, but don't lend it to your neighbours. ”

Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) English short-story writer, poet, and novelist