“You will begin to succeed with your life when the pains and problems of others matter to you.”

“Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it. If no one believes in it but you, your pain is madness or hysteria.”

“it's impossible to remain angry or blame other people for problems in your life when you are saying, "I am responsible”

“When you confront a problem, you begin to solve it.”

“Many things in your life matter but only one thing matters absolutely. It matters whether you succeed or fail in the eyes of the world. It matters whether you are healthy or not healthy, whether you are educated or not educated. It matters whether you are rich or poor. It certainly makes a difference in your life. Yes, all these things matter, relatively speaking. But they don't matter absolutely. There is something that matters more than any of those things and that is finding the essence of who your are beyond that short-lived entity, that short-lived personalized sense of self. You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.”

“You surround yourself with your pain or you avoid it and let it find you when you are trying to do other things”

“Although there may be tragedy in your life, there's always a possibility to triumph. It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.”

“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.”

“Courage is when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.”

“…I suspect that pain means little to you as your life--but both your life and your pain are very important to me.”