I work hard, and I do good, and I’m going to enjoy myself. I’m not going to let you restrict me.

Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, the power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as they change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts.

I'm not here to be perfect, I'm here to be real.

You have to be willing to fail, to be wrong, to start over again with lessons learned.