“It's my first day teaching," I say to her, "Give me some advice."

"Two things," she says, "One: know all their names by tomorrow. Two: It's more important that they know you than that they know what you know.” ― Gregory J. Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

The importance lies not always in WHAT you say but HOW you say it. -Twyin Lannister

It will take time to till the soil for your seeds to take root. Be patient with yourself. -Jason Kidd

To people in their 20s- go to the bookstore and buy 10 books of poetry and read them each five times. Why? Because the truth is inside.

Be about 10 times more magnanimous then you believe yourself capable of being. Your life will be 100 times better for it. This is good advice for anyone at any age, but particularly for those in their 20s.

In your 20s, you're becoming who you are going to be, so you might as well not be an asshole. Also because it's harder to be magnanimous when you're in your 20s, I think into that's why I'd like to remind you of it.

You're generally less humble in that decade than you'll ever be, and this lack of humility is oddly mixed with insecurity and uncertainty and fear. You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love. Cheryl strayed.