This is how you start to get respect: by offering something that you have.

Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel.

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.

You don't understand. You're not a wave. You're part of the ocean.

The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.

The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you.

Although you may be old or sick, it's not too late to take stock and ask yourself if you really are the person you want to be, and if not, who you do want to be.

In the beginning of life, when we are infants, we need others to survive. And at the end of life, we need others to survive. But here's the secret, in between, we need others as well.

Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?

It's not too late to develop new friendships or reconnect with people.

If you don’t have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family, you don’t have much at all.

Happiness is the inevitable prize of repeated positive interpretations of one's experiences.

-Truly, freeing oneself in one’s own mind is only the first step on a path of freedom.-

Most of the bright people don't work for you - no matter who you are.

The death of a man is like the fall of a mighty nation That had valiant armies, captains, and prophets, And wealthy ports and ships all over the seas.

Leaders are leaders only as long as they have the respect and loyalty of their followers.

Feminists have mocked full-time motherhood as silly and old fashioned. Maybe they're right. I mean, what do moms do really?

To stand before the Holy One of eternity is to change. Resentments cannot be held with the same tenacity when we enter his gracious light.

Some music is supposed to be disposable; that's OK. A lot of music is fun for today, but it isn't supposed to be timeless; it's supposed to be trendy.

I thought the function of the government was to promote the general welfare, not to provide it.

We are three countries that emerged from the former Yugoslavia - countries that are now in transition and must cooperate with each other, because our economies depend on each other.