But now that she had achieved knighthood, and thought and acted as she wanted and decided, for one has to act in this way in order to save this world, she neither noticed nor cared...

Everything started as nothing.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.

Oh, Mona, we’re all damned fools! Some of us just have more fun with it than others. Loosen up, dear! Don’t be so afraid to cry . . . or laugh, for that matter. Laugh...

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?

For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;If you can...

Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it…Don’t allow his anger to become your anger.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

In yourself right now is all the place you’ve got.

As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one...

be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.

I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy, that I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever only rejoices me, and the heart...

‎Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses, cuz we were born this way bitch!

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Phoebe Marks was a person who never lost her individuality. Silent and self-contained, she seemed to hold herself within herself, and take no colour from the outer world.

The best fighter is never angry.