The best way to make a fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them is a match.

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.

The world is not a permanent home, it is only a temporary dwelling.

I think you have to know how you feel when you're sad and it's healthy to mourn if a relationship ends.

Less rules, more intuition.

My sense is that we are looking at unbelievable quantities of wealth moving from the control of the kingdom of darkness, to the control of the Kingdom of God.

And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

The longest Day hath an Eueninge.

In a world of regret, sacrifice and hardship, laughter and music are medicine.

In order that a people may be free, it is necessary that the governed be sages, and those who govern, gods.

is love at first sight truly possible?

If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.