you can't control what happens to you quote

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. A massive, powerful society.Ĭourage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently. It heals the scars left by a larger society. The love of the family, the love of the person can heal. I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you cant do is ignore them because they change things. My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt. There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

You can't control what happens to you quote