Pavan Kumar Shankara

“A man must at times be hard as nails: willing to face up to the truth about himself, and about the woman he loves, refusing compromise when compromise is wrong. But he must also be tender. No weapon will breach the armor of a woman's resentment like tenderness.”
― Elizabeth Elliot, The Mark of a Man

“A problem becomes a problem only if you believe it to be so. And often others see you as you see yourself.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

“Be — don't try to become”
― Osho

“What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies