"I try to be as honest about what I see and to speak rather than be silent, especially if it means I can save lives, or serve humanity."
- Sandra Cisneros
Compassion
"The older I get, the more I’m conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world. Tiny little things, but the world is made up of tiny matters, isn’t it?"
- Sandra Cisneros
Growth
"I’ve put up with too much, too long, and now I’m just too intelligent, too powerful, too beautiful, too sure of who I am finally to deserve anything less."
- Sandra Cisneros
Self-confidence
"to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog."
- Sandra Cisneros
Aspirations
"There should be stars for great wars like ours. There ought to be awards and plenty of champagne for the survivors."
- Sandra Cisneros
Strength
"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."
- Mortimer J. Adler
Self-improvement
"You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined."
- Anon
Self-improvement
"Do not think about other things, there is only one thing you can do. So master that one thing. Do not forget. What you must imagine is always that you, yourself, are the strongest. You do not need outside enemies. For you, the one you have to fight is none other than your own image."
- Archer
Self-improvement
"You need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face."
- Roronoa Zoro
Self-improvement
"Take a page from the dragonfly's book – be vibrant and let your true colors shine"
Self-improvement