Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Renee Lawless

I am going to die someday and I know where I am going.

I think not having a routine is what keeps me centered. I only have a routine when I am working.

The work is more important than the reward.

Although every pain has different degrees of importance, I go through all of the emotions - from crying, anger, bitterness, anxiety, etc. Feel it all. But by the end of the day, I am on my knees in prayer. The next day, I get up refreshed and begin to let it go.

I cannot do my job unless I am fully open to whatever comes. You're almost naked emotionally.

I have empathy towards bullying. Not about punishing the bully but empowering the victim. We have a tendency to use the word "bully" and other words in the wrong situations, thus desensitizing and lessening the impact of the true situation.

Not to say "trophies" aren't wonderful, but they should not be your driving force.

I am always frustrated when I see situations that could have been handled simpler.

We live in a reward-centered society. When I was a child, my father used to say, "It's not whether you win or lose but how well you play the game." I used to think that was about sports, but as an adult, I realize what I create, do, etc., is more important than winning a prize.

If the chaos is overwhelming, I start making lists. To write it down puts it in perspective.