Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

Thrilled with the knowledge that she loved me, it took me a moment to realize that she was angry. I found her tantrum irresistible." #Ren

The seething rage that accompanies the truly despondent, effaces the delusional that mock from the safety of their shared illusion.

It's been nice knowing you, Clara.'Huh? My brain still a bit shell-shocked.'Say a prayer for me, will you? He gives me a shaky grin. Because I'm pretty sure my parents are going to kill me

It became sort of a snowball effect, with guys trying to deal in their own way with 9/11, whether it was drinking or whatever.

Skibbereen have a hard time at [math]; the best that the smartest of them can do with adding two plus two is guessing: three plus one. Correct, sort of, but not always useful.

The best date movies give you something to talk about. A movie that's a downer is a great way to find out about someone.

You have to be tough and stick it out, or you wind up being nothing.

If you take Darwin's theory and extend it to its logical end, it can be used to justify a number of very horrendous things.

In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.

Accept your feelings. Know your purpose. And do what needs to be done.