Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.

Our children give us the opportunity to become the parents we always wished we'd had.

The best thing to spend on your children is your time.

The Golden Rule of Parenting is; do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you!

Bringing a child into the world is the greatest act of hope there is.

Doing too much for others (often at their own expense), many persons are more 'human doings' than human beings.

We make butterflies by feeding caterpillars, not by trying to paste wings on them. Kids need to like themselves the way they are, and we can help them develop a positive self-image.

We all enter the world with fairly simple needs: to be protected, to be nurtured, to be loved unconditionally, and to belong.

If you tell children they are bad, that's what they believe they are--and that's probably what they will become.

The Golden Rule of Parenting is do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you!

Leaders are limited by their vision rather than by their abilities.

Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.

The Buddha-nature which is ours from the very beginning is like the sun which emerges from the clouds, or like a mirror which, when rubbed, regains its original purity and clarity. (217)

I’m always about optimism and exuberance. It’s what I feel about fashion.

We are not moving towards some kind of goal. We are at the goal, and it is changing with us. If art has any purpose, it is to open our eyes to that fact.

When people tell really good stories in songs, I really like it.

Having someone else to blame when there is a rude smell in the air.

I've always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I'd read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.

Stories have inspired me all my life. I like reading about what other people have done and it inspires me to share my own stories, and encourage people to make their own life stories.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.