Joy of living is sustainable; fear of dying is not.

Stress is not so much what you do, but how you react to what you do.

When I talk about forgiveness, I mean letting go, not excusing the other person or reconciling with them or condoning the behavior. Just letting go of your own suffering.

Love and intimacy are at the root of what makes us sick and what makes us well...I am not aware of any other factor in medicine-not diet, not smoking, not exercise-that has a greater impact.

The need for love and intimacy is a fundamental human need, as primal as the need for food, water, and air.

Real power is not given to us or even created; real power is realized. It comes from realizing an inner sense of peace, self-worth, and happiness.

The healing power of love and relationships has been documented in an increasing number of well-designed scientific studies involving hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world.

An educated patient is empowered; thus, more likely to become healthy.

People don't dislike change, they dislike being changed.

Even more than feeling healthy, most people want to feel free and in control.

In general, losing weight is a good thing for those who are overweight, but it's important to lose weight in a way that enhances your health rather than one that may compromise it.

Your task is not to find a job but to find what makes you happy and do it with all your love.

A series of failures may culminate in the best possible result.

When the guy with asthma finally came in from the fire escape, Parker rabbit-punched him and took his gun away.

They were on the side of the angels, even if the angels weren't entirely sure that this was a good thing.

I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants.

But I confess that "my mind to me a kingdom is" - not! Rather it is a fantastical republic, daily troubled by more revolutions than ever occurred in South America.

Hookers have to deliver on their promise... unlike politicians.

My unanticipated success as a sportscaster is a perfect example of the importance of saying yes to yourself, even when you are uncertain.

The more seriously we understand the radical nature of sin, the more it exercises a restraint upon us.

The usual complaint is, 'I have no other way of earning a living.' The harsh reply can be, 'Do you have to live?'