Ellen J. Barrier

We have the ability to write the blueprint for our own goals, and decide how we want to pursue them. If we allow others to do it for us, we won__ achieve our full potential to be the best we can be.

Money can buy some things to create happiness, but it can never buy happiness.

The person who is rich is the one who possess kindness, caring, help others when needed, gives things that money can't buy, and spend time with those who need someone to listen to their stories. Sometimes money isn't needed.

If you don't love yourself, it makes you incapable of knowing how to love another person.

Regardless of gender, one has to be willing to take what belongs and what has been promised, by not backing down and by not giving up. Never be willing to throw in the towel and accept defeat!

Gentlemen respect the rights of others. They are honorable men.

The character of good men and women encourage others to want to be better people.

True friends are placed together for the purpose of accomplishing great achievements that help others.

The friend that always finds time to spend with you without consulting his or her calendar is a true friend.

Neither a fake friend nor a liar can be trusted, with a secret.

Everyone that steps on to the ladder of success must have hope. Without it, no one is able to reach the top.

Religion separate people while the issues of life that all people share in common, bring them together.

The choices we make in life are equally important to us, as those of others are to them. It is an arrogant attitude in the mind of those who feel superior to believe their choices are better than others. Having respect for others regardless of who they are is the greatest choice anyone can make.

Love is ageless and colorless. It is a spiritual force that binds two hearts and two souls together as one.

An awesome friend is everything.

Those who cheat on their partners who are loyal to them; don't deserve them. It is a trashy attitude to disrespect a person who is loyal in a relationship, by cheating on him or her.

A relationship has to be nourished with passion, and built upon the foundation of trust, to be one that last a lifetime.

Trust is the foundation for a strong and successful relationship. If the foundation is weak, the relationship will experience dishonesty, failed promises and can lead to self- destruction, whereas a strong foundation for a successful relationship is based on trust. All promises are made with efforts to keep them.