It is impossible to credit one gender with every good and perfect gift without slighting the other. That’s what extreme diversity does to us.

2. Overcommitment and time pressure are the greatest destroyers of marriages. It takes time to develop any friendship...whether with a loved one or with God Himself.

Millions of people acknowledge today that they do not know the meaning of life.

Until we know who we are and why we are here, no amount of success, fame, money, or pleasure will provide much satisfaction.

Diversity, rather than cohesiveness, is the new passion, and it pits us against each other for “rights.

29. Most loneliness results from insulation rather than isolation. In other words, we are lonely because we insulate ourselves, not because others isolate us.

38. “A wet bird never flies at night.” (My grandfather said that to me when I was a child and warned me not to forget it. I remember his words but never did figure out what he meant!)

10. Comparison is the root of all feelings of inferiority. The moment you begin examining other people’s strengths against your most obvious weaknesses, your self-esteem starts to crumble!

28. Feelings are neither right nor wrong. It's what you do with them that causes the problems.

Your most precious memories will focus on those you loved, those who loved you, and what you did together in the service of the Lord.

Highs must be followed by lows.

Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do.

The sooner you make a mistake and learn to live with it, the better. You're not responsible for everything. You can't control the way things end up.

If you invite a snake into your home, do not be surprised if it bites you.

Acceptance is to love and embrace everything that we find within ourselves like a mother embraces her child.

Words can be said in bitterness and anger, and often there seems to be an element of truth in the nastiness. And words don't go away, they just echo around.

Generosity helps us cultivate awareness of things that really matter. Opportunities that make a real difference in the world.

I can't tell people how to have style. No amount of money can buy you style. It's just instinctive.

People like to let loose at rock concerts and it gives them an excuse to do it in a way that is not destructive to others and not really destructive to the band.

No one travelling on a business trip would be missed if he failed to arrive.