Courage

You may be shy. You may be tentative. And even, at times, you may be fragile. But you have to protect your own voice, your creative spirit, no matter what it costs.

We're taught when we're young that the opposite of love is hate. But it's not. Hate is a byproduct. The opposite of love is fear. Fear is what blinds us. Fear is corrosive. Fear makes us hold back.

The only way you'll reach any height in life and in love is by taking the chance that you might fall. You have to give your all.

Self-doubt is one of the most destructive forces. It makes you defensive instead of open, reactive instead of active. Self-doubt is consuming and cruel and my hope is today that we can all collectively agree to ban it.

You can be as insecure as you want in your life, but just promise me you'll leave that insecurity out of your work. Just know, you're good enough.

If what you want is different than what you have, then you need to change what you are doing.

At some point, you're going to find yourself on the bench and you're going to have two choices: you can sit and sulk and feel sorry for yourself, or you can accept what you cannot control and refocus your energy, preparing yourself for the next opportunity life brings you.

If you want to change the world, you must be your very best in the darkest moment.

If you want to change the world don't ever, ever ring the bell.

The world will tell you that it's time to grow up and leave those foolish, youthful diversions behind. But don't fall for that. I'm here to tell you those foolish diversions are the real nectar of life. Put up a fight. Be a fool.

When you try hard at everything you do, even if it feels utterly foolish to do so, you're opening up future doors and possibilities that you might not be seeing in the moment.

If you're the kind of person who is scared and courageous at the same time, you might end up doing big things.