Sylvia Branchaud

“The more powerful the person you meet, the more surprising it is to find out they’re just making it up, just like the rest of us.”
― Sam Conniff Allende, Be More Pirate: Or How to Take On the World and Win

“Gratitude is the foundation for all human virtues. Gratitude is the cornerstone of
a person’s character and makes for an exceptional life.”
― Art Rios

“There comes a point in time when we must acknowledge that we are more than our nationality, and we are bigger than our ethnicity. There comes a time when we have an aha moment. What is that aha moment? It's sort of like a revelation. A revelation is when we put all the pieces together to see the bigger picture. When we see the bigger picture, we can see ourselves through the realm of reality and truth. The truth is we belong to a blood family that is connected to a tribal community, and this community is big and bright and bold with life, and we should be proud of the ties to blood that each of us has. We should not play small and reduce our human nature—for we are all connected. We belong to something bigger and more expansive. We belong to life itself. Always remember that you are more than an American (as wonderfully dramatic as that can be). Together, we make up the collective of great. ...And this is good.”
― Janine Myung Ja, Adoption Stories

“Whether you are unhappy, purposeless, or just unsatisfied with where you are in the moment, you have hope as happiness is a learned emotion.”
― Robert Gill Jr., Happiness Power: How to Unleash Your Power and Live a More Joyful Life