Humans are threatened by anything different, and their response is to fight. They're bullies, picking on the weak, cowering from the strong.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

We follow our scripts like actors in a very large, very long production. And even with no audience, none of us gives a hint that it isn't real.

Kissing her again, softly, I leave my t-shirt next to her pillow.It's the silent promise that I'll come back again tonight.

Suicide isn't really about death, though. It's about change. Release.

Farming is a most senseless pursuit a mere laboring in a circle. You sow that you may reap and then you reap that you may sow. Nothing ever comes of it.

Im a cynic about corporate democracy and boards.

Forty-years-old these days is the beginning of people's lives. I've found myself, I'm confident, I'm mature, I've been through some stuff, I'm ready to write my book.

The world is full of mystery but it must not be choked with secrets: we must talk to one another.

For me, the new pictures are what I'm thinking about every day. The past is the past, no? Every day is a new challenge.

The present moment is where eternity exists.

It's not right to say that our loss in Vietnam turned out to be a gain. But lessons were learned. And they were the right lessons.