If a pupil leaves school and can do basic arithmetic; can read & write; pursues their goals and contributes positively to their community, then I would say that is an A* student.

It's totally not ok, but it's ok - not to be ok.

You can avoid the rain by finding shelter; you can avoid the cold by wrapping up warm; you can avoid the night by sleeping through it, but some struggles follow you into bed.

What's most important is not who, what, where or when, but why.

What's the problem with being a tree-hugger? Why shouldn't we hug trees? After all, they do give us life. If we can hug our mothers for doing so, then why not show the same appreciation for trees?

Depression is like being at the bottom of a well. The darkness surrounds you to the point of claustrophobia. You feel hopeless with nowhere to turn. Have faith and look up, as there is light. Look down, there is water. Look within, there is a rope.

Today marks the 49th year since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. I have always questioned, why do those who believe in good things get killed for their beliefs, whilst those who believe in bad things do all the killing for theirs?

There is no such thing as right or wrong. In this world, everything is in motion and therefore anything goes. We write the script and determine who plays which roles. We are casualties of our own stories.

We never truly acknowledge our ability to sail through storms. We always dwell on the shipwreck that never happened. Erroneously gasping for air, as if we were still drowning.

If you want to be rich, find a way to sell the unnecessary.

If you want to simply make ends meet, find a way to provide a service.

If you want to be poor, attempt to be rich.