“Start with whatever you have, there is something in your hand no matter how small.”

“Live your life so that you’ll have no regrets. No matter how hard, no matter how sad, if something is precious to you, protect it with both arms.”

“Fireflies remind me of that no matter how big the troubles may be, a small lamp of hope can dispel darkness. It doesn't matter if you are small, but what matters is your belief in yourself.”

“Your destiny is shaped by choice, never by chance. Beware the decisions you make, no matter how small, for they will be your salvation… or your death.”

“This is how you start to get respect, by offering something that you have.”

“You are not scared to start your dream; you are embarrassed to be seen starting small.”

“no matter how big you think your problems are, someone else's problems could always be bigger, which makes yours relatively small!”

“No matter how good somebody's life looks from the outside, you can be sure there's something about it you wouldn't want to have in your life.”

“Personally I think the only meaning your life will ever have is whatever your involvement means to someone else. The best strategy I think, if you want your life to mean something, try making someone else’s life meaningful. But if you want your life to mean something five billion years from now, it won’t –no matter what. Sorry. But what matters now still matters now.”

“If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.”