"Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where there is no continuity there is no growth."

"When I have learned to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now."

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."

"Don't shine so that others can see you. Shine so that through you, others can see him."

"It's not where you start or even what happens to you along the way that's important. What is important is that you persevere and never give up on yourself."

"Others can stop you temporarily, you are the only one who can do it permanently."