We will always be marked by the scars of our mistakes, and the mistakes of those around us. We can be drowned by those mistakes, or we can triumph above them. It's so much easier to drown, though.

[He studies the Fozzie-brought leaf for a few moments, eyes flickering to the plant where it was taken from. Both the plant and the leaf look healthy, so he makes no objections.]

You should never let anyone control you. You are your own weapon, and no one else's.