The purpose of adult education is to help them to learn, not to teach them all you know and thus stop them from learning.

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.

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

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

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

The only person who cannot be helped is that person who blames others.

People only seriously consider change when they feel accepted for exactly who they are.

What you are to be, you are now becoming.

When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.

What I am is good enough if I would only be it openly.

I'll see you in another life brother.

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

It's amazing to me the number of people who will volunteer to help at church but won't lift a finger to help at home!

The personification of the devil as the symbol of all evil assumes the living shape of the Jew.

You're still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don't have genuine desire, you won't be dedicated enough to prepare properly.

Caffeine restricts blood flow to the brain.

Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in their readiness to doubt.

There is enough Christianity in our country's history to make it a significant component of our heritage and identity.

Youve got to leave the reader with more than just a name and a costume - they need to know who the character is, what theyre like, what kind of attitude they have, what sort of role they play.

It's not a giant thing, like graduation, Mardi Gras, Halloween or New Year's. We do get business from it. That's why we put stuff out; we don't skip it. It's our big thing for March.