“It is our choices…that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
- J.K. Rowling
“Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within.”
- Franz Kafka
“Integrity is keeping the small promises we make to ourselves.”
- Richard Leider
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
- Albert Einstein
“Always remember success is not to be pursued but to be attracted by the person you become.”
- Jim Rohn
“Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn’t blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself…”
—John D. MacDonald
“Trauma always leaves a scar. It follows us home. It changes our lives. Trauma messes everybody up. But, maybe that’s the point. All the pain and the fear and the crap. Maybe going through all of that is what keeps us moving forward. It’s what pushes us. Maybe we have to get a little messed up before we can step up.”
Ending monologue, Grey’s Anatomy
Episode: Elevator Love Letter
First Aired: March 26, 2009
“Be careful of your thoughts,
they become words.
Be careful of your words,
they become actions.
Be careful of your actions,
they become habits.
Be careful of your habits,
they become character.
Be careful of your character,
it becomes your destiny…”
- Unknown
from the preface of MicroMessaging by Stephen Young
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them.”
- Maya Angelou
“We are Americans, and we hold ourselves to humane standards of treatment of people no matter how evil or terrible they may be. To do otherwise undermines our security, but it also undermines our greatness as a nation.”
- John McCain, Sen. (R.) Arizona
