Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.

---

When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don't repeat it.

---

We have to let go of who we think we should be and embrace what is. — Achea Redd

---

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.

---

Rich people believe "You can have your cake and eat it too." Middle-class people believe "Cake is too rich, so I'll only have a little piece." Poor people don't believe they deserve cake, so they order a doughnut, focus on the hole, and wonder why they have "nothing.

---

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

---

There is a better way for everything. Find it.

---

Keep Going. Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.

---

Somewhere out there is a unique place for you to help others – a unique life role for you to fill that only you can fill. — Thomas Kinkade

---

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.

---