Keep your heart open for as long as you can, as wide as you can, for others and especially for yourself.

Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel.

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.

You don't understand. You're not a wave. You're part of the ocean.

The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.

The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you.

Although you may be old or sick, it's not too late to take stock and ask yourself if you really are the person you want to be, and if not, who you do want to be.

In the beginning of life, when we are infants, we need others to survive. And at the end of life, we need others to survive. But here's the secret, in between, we need others as well.

Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?

It's not too late to develop new friendships or reconnect with people.

If you don’t have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family, you don’t have much at all.

On a basic level- everything we say- essentially anything that comes out of our mouths is a rationalisation in some form or another

He uses the nice old words so rich in tradition to be sure I know he means it.

Clancy had taught me well.

The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.

Home is a sanctuary for me and the place where I can relax. Everyone should have the right to a safe and secure home.

Poem in other words may or may not result from inspiration but must (in reader and author alike) produce it--

I haven't left a mark on the world, but is that so bad? Considering how deeply the world has marked me?

The world is as it should be.

Millions of Germans had absolute faith in Hitler. Millions of Russians had faith in Stalin. Millions of Chinese had faith in Mao. Billions have had faith in imaginary gods.

I had had an extroverted personality with a lot of friends, but when I lost the weight and grew so tall, I withdrew within myself.