Worrying about life’s circumstances of those I love, but over which I have no control is a dangerous, never-ending and pointless game to play.

I believe adopting free unstructured play, within an appropriate framework, has rich potential in bringing up happy, well-balanced and resilient children.

The language we use is extremely powerful. It is the frame through which we perceive and describe ourselves and our picture of the world.

Help your child see others' emotions as well as experiencing his or her own without imposing your judgment.

The best gift you can give your children is to keep yourself emotionally, physically, spiritually and intellectually healthy.

We must remain calm as parents and try not to lose control of ourselves, when we become parents. For how can we expect our kids to control themselves if we can’t do it? That seems unfair.

When your kids get excited, let them have that feeling and share the excitement with them. Sharing makes it bigger.

An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject, and how to avoid them.

Brighten the corner where you are. You don’t blame God for placing you in a dark corner… You rather have to thank him for giving you the light to make it bright!

The first thing I noticed about him was that he was born the same year I was drafted. ... That's a pretty scary thought.

Empathy lies at the heart of Gatsby, like so many other great novels-the biggest sin is to be blind to others problems and pains. Not seeing them means denying their existence.

You can't really accurately diagnose someone, I think. Or I've been told that.

I'm ultimately satisfied that we know a little bit more about how the world really works.

A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject; knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

The bulk of mankind is as well equipped for flying as thinking.

I don't write for children. I write, and somebody says, 'That's for children.'

When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let's get this done' - and that is exactly, what we're going to do.