What others say about you is irrelevant. You define who you are.

I don't think anyone's past is ever truly gone. You carry every experience, good and bad, within you.

I don’t think Australians ever use a couple of words when twenty will do just fine.

Don't indulge in gossip. ... People who throw mudballs always manage to end up getting a little on themselves.

Good taste ruins certain true spiritual values: such as taste itself.

Developing concern for others, thinking of them as part of us, brings self-confidence , reduces our sense of suspicion and mistrust, and enables us to develop a calm mind.

A compassionate open home is part of Christian responsibility, and should be practiced up to the level of capacity.

Yes, I slouch. My mother tells me that.

From dwarf tossing to drug taking: The legislator has no place in voluntary exchanges between consenting adults, as dodgy and as dangerous as these might be.

I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.

It’s okay. Everything’s going to be okay. You can let go of the sword." "I can’t. I can’t leave him alone. I have to protect him." "You have.

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