Life is as hard as you are determined to make it.

I can choose not to get angry.I can choose not to take offense.I can choose not to dwell on criticism.I can choose to pay no heed to harsh words.I can choose to ignore negativity and see positives.I can choose to value my own opinion over those of naysayers.Through it all, I can retain my good character and choose to be kind.

My life will not be the one you planned out for me, not unless I choose it. And that is the point—my life is the result of my own choices.

If you suffer lingering doubts; if the consolation you cling to is ‘it will probably be okay,’ then run the other way because what you’re contemplating is not a good choice.

You made a choice—a single choice. How neat to think you may have opened the door to a wondrous future without knowing.

No one is born a sprinter. We all learn to push ourselves up from the floor and then balance before taking that first, wobbly step. It is an individual choice where to go from there.

I claim the right to be who I want to be. Regardless of my choice, I will find those who agree and those who don't. I will gain support, and I will confront opposition, but I will stand firmly as me. It is my choice.It is the only real choice I have to make.