Authenticity soothes the soul.

Self-care is never selfish, but it may feel that way when you live a frenzied life.

It takes enormous courage and humility to be open to others to find out who we really are.

By letting go of misguided beliefs, love and compassion can break through.

People who help others on a regular basis are ten times more likely to be healthy than people who do not.

Awareness is the first step in rewriting old stories.

Generous people are likely to receive more respect from their peers.

Ask yourself if you’re taking the time to see beyond the surface.

We learn to become more empathic when we slow down, become present, and are fully committed to understanding another person’s uniqueness.

When we give and receive empathy, transformation occurs.

Empathy allows us to enter the world of another. It allows us to take a mental vacation from ourselves.

Whoever loves God, pray for purity.

I think it would shock most people if they really knew what we have each survived by the time we graduate high school.

We think our fathers fools so wise we grow Our wiser sons no doubt will think us so.

Happy the man who gains sagacity in youth, but thrice happy he who retains the fervour of youth in age.

My faith, inasmuch as I have any, is more like a kind of Joseph Campbell thing, and even that frequently finds itself tested to oblivion in siren waters.

Can we conceive what humanity would be if it did not know the flowers?

The first-time director thing is just another label somebody puts on you.

There are enough fools in Washington to destroy the country without any help from Muslim terrorists.

The most important thing in art is taste.

Children are very wise intuitively; they know who loves them most, and who only pretends.