"Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you."

"People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most."

"Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into."

"If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is ''the quiet acceptance of what is.''"

"Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others."

"It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either."

"Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice."

"You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do it! Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it. Value your present moments. Using them up in any self-defeating ways means you've lost them forever."

"To sit in judgment of those things which you perceive to be wrong or imperfect is to be one more person who is part of judgment, evil or imperfection."

"You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'."

"The components of anxiety, stress, fear, and anger do not exist independently of you in the world. They simply do not exist in the physical world, even though we talk about them as if they do."

"It's never crowded along the extra mile."

I was a ballerina for a good 12 years. When I was 15 I had to stop. It wasn't a choice, it was an injury that prevented me from going forward in ballet unfortunately. Well, fortunately because I wouldn't be doing what I am doing now if that had not happened.

I was a ballerina for a good 12 years. When I was 15 I had to stop. It wasn't a choice, it was an injury that prevented me from going forward in ballet unfortunately. Well, fortunately because I wouldn't be doing what I am doing now if that had not happened.

I was a weird teenager. My mother was actually worried because I didn't have any interest in dating in my teenage years. I had all this desire to pursue my passions like ballet, then sailing, then music, so I didn't have any emptiness to fill.

As an artist, I feel so fortunate to be able to learn from all these great musicians that came before me, when some people have nobody that came before them.

“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”

“Some people care too much. I think it's called love.”

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?”

“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”

“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”

“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”

“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.”

“Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”

“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”

“Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would, I'd never leave.”

“One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries.”

“If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”

“I'm not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.”

“I used to believe in forever, but forever's too good to be true”

“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem.”

“The things that make me different are the things that make me.”

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”

“Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?”

“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.”

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”

"Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone."

"The wise does at once what the fool does at last."

"Never have a companion that casts you in the shade."

"Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness."

"Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way."

"Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose."

"Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong."

"Know or listen to those who know."

"The passions are the humors of the mind, and the least excess sickens our judgment. If the disease spreads to the mouth, your reputation will be in danger."

"It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice"

“Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.”

“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.”

“Friendship," said Christopher Robin, "is a very comforting thing to have.”

“A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.”