Don't give up when dark times come. The more storms you face in life, the stronger you'll be. Hold on. Your greater is coming.

A friend is not the shadow that mimics you, but the one who casts all shadows away.

I didn’t want to upset my loved ones, but I couldn’t carry this alone.

Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.

If we throw blankets over our children's dreams, we darken their world and extinguish their desire to live. I'd rather my kid die with a wild fire in his/her heart than with a malfunctioning or drained out fuse. Always allow your kids to keep humming with dreams and ideas that fuel their passions. Never tell them something is impossible. If you have a really strong determined kid, they'll go out there killing themselves trying to do the unachievable just to prove you wrong. And if you have a weak kid, they'll give up on life and settle for bagging Cokes and potato chips at your local grocery store.

I was never able to accept anyone else’s support but my own –

That what keeps us supported is dharma (religion).

It is better to be supportive than be superior.

Check your environment and be sure that it is supportive. Some environments do not support progress. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are not fertile lands for a farmer’s dream seeds. Change location.

Support what is good and spit out what is bad. Get off of your knees and reject the role of slave to the culture of violence.

There are only four kinds of people in the world.Those who have been caregivers.Those who are currently caregivers.Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver.

Through career fumbles and life changes, she supported me. Through shattered dreams and hopes almost-realized, she supported me too.