Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.

What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past can contribute little or nothing to what we need to do now.

We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.

The ultimate use of power is to empower others.

Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.

It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to choose misery after becoming aware that it is a choice.

This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to think and engages them in encouraging dialogues, constantly checking for understanding and growth.

Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.

Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, yes when we should say no.

We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.

When you study great teachers... you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.

The beach was empty and dark but she couldn't hear her fear over the call of the surf.

A tree’s nature does not change because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.

Don't judge a lion by its swimming abilities.

Without a doubt, it [Canada] is the land God gave to Cain.

I felt the nauseous shiver in my stomach—everything from rage to empathy to morning sickness—that I had grown used to and now thought of as being love.

Throughout my chess career I sought out new challenges, looking for things no one had done before.

I barely belong to this world, but still I'm participating.

Sometimes I look [ on trolls on Twitter], but even one ignorant comment can make me go, "Oh god."

When I'm not working I'm a slug - a full slug. I am not good at the in-between. I'm either fever-pitched or want to just pass out on a beach with a really sleazy book and eat a cheeseburger.

If you focus on the obstacles, then you give them more power.