There is nothing in the world that we do as much as we do eating

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.

Consistency. Clarity. Courage. I like to stand for consistency, clarity and courage in my thoughts, words, and actions.

Your highest purpose and calling is often really calling for your own healing

We don’t have to like each other. We just need to respect each other.

They had nothing in common but the English language.

I've never yet read a review of one of my own books that I couldn't have written much better myself.

I was head of the Sixth Form Centre when I left the school.

You see, I have no real complaints of how you've left your past behind I guess what gets me worried is you've erased him from your mind.

Say not thou lackest talent. What talent had any of the greatest, but passionate faith in the efficacy of work?

We call beauty that which supplies us with a particular pleasure.

Only when you are aware of the uniqueness of everyones individual body will you begin to have a sense of your own self-worth.