Never hear what a jackal-speaking person thinks, especially what they think about you.

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.

Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being.

All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished.

We are never angry because of what others say or do. It is our thinking that makes us angry.

Instead of playing the game "Making Life Wonderful", we often play the game called "Who's Right". Do you know that game? It's a game where everybody loses.

Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing.

People have been trained to criticize, insult, and otherwise communicate in ways that create distance among people.

You don't have to be brilliant. It's enough to become progressively less stupid.

Most of us grew up speaking a language that encourages us to label, compare, demand, and pronounce judgments rather than to be aware of what we are feeling and needing.

The most dangerous of all behaviors may consist of doing things 'because we're supposed to.

Ask yourself...If I walk a tight rope, will I fall, If I shake my balance of thought will it deter me and if I stay focused will I succeed?.~bns

We waste time looking for the perfect lover instead of creating the perfect love.

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.

As an audience member, I like watching Rupert as an actor when he's most playful. I think Rupert is really adept at comedy; I think that's where his strength lies.

My first movie was 'Diner.' My second movie was 'Tender Mercies.' I did really good work.

If you come to think of it, you never see deer, dogs and rabbits worrying about their menus and yet they run much faster than humans.

So sweet and precious is family life.

I have great faith in God. Without faith, I don't know how I would have been able to get through what I've been through.

The same goes for envy, anger and insults - said the master. - When they are not accepted, they continue to belong to the one who carried them.

Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.