You don't always have to teach the the corrective lesson. Sometimes you can teach the lesson of patience and non-engagement.

You cannot save everyone. Some people are going to destroy themselves no matter how much you try to help them.

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

Every positive thought is a silent prayer which will change your life.

Your intelligence is a fire that can illuminate any darkness. Awaken and let your mind burn so brightly! You are alive for a reason!

You cannot save people from themselves. All you can do is stand firmly in your hopes for them, with compassion.

When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again.

Some people are so addicted to their misery that they will destroy anything that gets in the way of their fix.

Your health is a long-range investment that will pay-off when you need it most.

If you are really humble you will put yourself first when you need to take care of you.

By choosing positivity you become a contender for the human spirit giving hope to those in need.

Had I catalogued the downsides of parenthood, "son might turn out to be a killer" would never have turned up on the list. Rather, it might have looked something like this:1. H

There are many reasons to be simple. It’s simply to learn effectively, to work positively, to communicate actively and to live successfully.

Humility Preceeds Glory

You can be in love with solitude

Teach me to treat all that comes to me with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all.

Hands are the tool of the painter, the artist.

Time is but a thought, a means of measurement, not a reality.

Parents spend a lot of time talking over kids. My son went through a vocabulary burst as I was writing The Bear. I thought, What if I just stopped and listened?

Men make history, not the other way around.

Once the subconscious mind accepts an idea, it begins to execute it.