“So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.”

“My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me.”

“It’s never too late to change the road you’re on.”

“Sometimes you just have to be brave. You have to be strong. Sometimes you just can’t give in to weak thoughts. You have to beat down those devils that get inside your head and try to make you panic. You struggle along, putting one foot a little bit ahead of the other.”

“Sometimes the most healing thing we can do is remind ourselves over and over and over other people feel this too.”

“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”

“You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.”

“Die schönste Schönheit, ist gutes Verhalten. Wer dies nicht besitzt, besitzt keine Schönheit.”

“Think before you speak.”

Story behind this? Her dad was leaving on a 2 year deployment. She was crying, and wouldn’t let go of her dad’s hand, even when he stood in line, saluting. No one had the heart to break them apart.