The very matrix of our ability to love and bond in later life, maternal sensitivity – or lack thereof – also determines cultural tenor.

Throughout history, the most brutal cultures have always been distinguished by maternal-infant separation.

There is a world of difference between the experienceof 'care' – the wiping of a bottom, the bathing of a body: basicbiological obligations – and the intimacy that makes us wantto live.

One hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful, subduing the other's military without battle is the most skillful.

By coming from our Soul, we are in the fullness of our being― This is the “garden” from which we grow

Those who do not complain are never pitied.

If you carry a weapon, war will follow you. If you carry a smile, love will knock at your door.

Never chase love, affection, or attention. If it isn't given freely by another person, it isn't worth having.

I think people fail to realize that teams and organizations have been stacking teams since way back in the day.

Anything that I undergo, I look at as redemptive suffering.

Once I got to high school and auditioned for a play and got in, I thought this was really what I was looking for. Once that had got cleared up, from 13 on, that was it.

When he turned to face her, the drawn look on his face was one of absolute agony as if Luce had just ripped his heart out

It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I knew basic chords