Because the truth is - and we know it - we were born to die without regrets. Regret is the only wound from which the soul never recovers.

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.

One of the most important milestones we'll all hit along the way is the moment when we finally own our unique point of view and realize how priceless it is.

Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.

Expect to have hope rekindled. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.

Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.

Life is not made up of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years, but of moments. You must experience each one before you can appreciate it.

Grace is available for each of us every day - our spiritual daily bread - but we've got to remember to ask for it with a grateful heart and not worry about whether there will be enough for tomorrow.

Every time we remember to say "thank you", we experience nothing less than heaven on earth.

Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.

We almost made it to thirty seconds without an insult. I think we set a new record.

Profound desire, true desire is the desire to be close to someone.

Promises are born broken, to fix them you keep them..

We learn much of parenting from our own parents. My love for my father deepened profoundly when he was kind, patient, and understanding.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

Always behave as if nothing had happened, no matter what has happened.

When I went to the scientific doctor I realised what a lust there was in him to wreak his so-called science on me and reduce me to the level of a thing. So I said: Good-morning! and left him.

In many ways, our campaign this year will be the same as last time: We're still going to focus on fixing up basics and cleaning up ethics at City Hall.

When you save the life of anyone, a farmer, a teacher, a mother, they are contributing productively into the economy.

The commonest thing is delightful if one only hides it.