When we judge others we contribute to violence.

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.

Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being.

All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished.

We are never angry because of what others say or do. It is our thinking that makes us angry.

Instead of playing the game "Making Life Wonderful", we often play the game called "Who's Right". Do you know that game? It's a game where everybody loses.

Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing.

People have been trained to criticize, insult, and otherwise communicate in ways that create distance among people.

You don't have to be brilliant. It's enough to become progressively less stupid.

Most of us grew up speaking a language that encourages us to label, compare, demand, and pronounce judgments rather than to be aware of what we are feeling and needing.

The most dangerous of all behaviors may consist of doing things 'because we're supposed to.

This is the strangest life I have ever known.

The only thing that makes advice great is when you apply it and it works so try, try try.

You may not find the opportunity to succeed, but you can always find the opportunity to serve. Then serve to succeed.

Knowing that something is wrong without actively trying to fix it is worse than ignorant neutrality.

You can't teach talent. You can't teach inspiration. You can teach people critical facilities. You can give them techniques. You can teach discipline. And you can teach them about the business.

Easter is all about remembering the importance of change, responsibility, and doing the right thing for the good of our children.

I've never even seen a great set fight or a great set meltdown. I seem to always be on these incredibly relaxed sets.

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.

No one would barbecue their family dog. Why is a cow or a pig or a chicken different?

If I make a record I love, then somebody will like it. Maybe not everybody, but that won't matter.