As for the journey of life; at some point you will realize that YOU are the driver and you will drive!

I realized I had to take responsibility for my life. My parents might be upset, they might not — I had no control over that. I could only make decisions based on my own values.

One of the most empowering moments of my life came when I realized that life is a question and how we live it is our answer.

I see my life as an unfolding set of opportunities to awaken.

I started reading about people of great accomplishment ... and it dawned on me suddenly that the person who has the most to do with what happens in your life is you.

“I am not a product of my circumstances; I am a product of my decisions".

I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.

I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.

at this moment I came upon myself. Previously I had existed, too, but everything had merely happened to me. Now I happened to myself. Now I knew: I am myself now, now I exist. Previously I had been willed to do this and that; now I willed.

I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.”

I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life.

As we sat together in that kitchen, with the overhead lights reflecting back against the darkness outside, I had a realization: I could spend my life sitting at that counter, or I could get up and live. I chose to get up and live.

I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.

I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.