I learnt my best lessons from some of the worst people & I look back now and think thank fuck I let you go, I deserve to grow.

You are not an apology, do not treat yourself like one; your lips are perfect for kissing, your hips do not spell 'sorry'.

I learnt my best lessons from some of the worst people & I look back now and think thank fuck I let you go, I deserved to grow.

The problem isn't that they all speak bad about me. The problem is that they all feel comfortable speaking bad about me to you.

Never underestimate the value of advice from anyone, whether they are younger or older than you. Wisdom is not categorised under age

The only thing your life teaches you is how to live your life. And that’s only if you’re very lucky. And you listen very hard.

Starting at the bottom is not about humiliation. It's about humility—a realistic assessment of where you are in the learning curve.

Too often we look back on our lives with regret. What is done, is done. We learned lessons from those mistakes. Every day is a new beginning.

You can find anyone that will tell you what you want to hear, but the only one worth valuing is the one that tells you what you need to learn.

Never sever ties with a family member you once loved. Each of you might be on different spiritual paths, but both trails are leading you home.

It took me 42 years to write this song, and 5 minutes to sing it."[On The Heart of the Matter, during the Eagles' Hell Freezes Over tour.]

A mother's hardest to forgive.Life is the fruit she longs to hand youRipe on a plate. And while you live,Relentlessly she understands you.

Even seasonal situations can bring with them lessons that last a lifetime. If the love doesn’t last, it prepares you for the one that will.

Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly…but merely to be LIVED. Boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, magically LIVED.

From good examples we learn how to be. From bad examples we learn how not to be. An observant and willing student can learn from any circumstance.