Awareness is the first step in rewriting old stories.

Self-care is never selfish, but it may feel that way when you live a frenzied life.

It takes enormous courage and humility to be open to others to find out who we really are.

By letting go of misguided beliefs, love and compassion can break through.

People who help others on a regular basis are ten times more likely to be healthy than people who do not.

Generous people are likely to receive more respect from their peers.

Ask yourself if you’re taking the time to see beyond the surface.

We learn to become more empathic when we slow down, become present, and are fully committed to understanding another person’s uniqueness.

When we give and receive empathy, transformation occurs.

Empathy allows us to enter the world of another. It allows us to take a mental vacation from ourselves.

Empathy plays a crucial role in the reduction of stress from the moment of birth.

Joy blossoms in our hearts not as we try harder and harder to grow, but as we see more clearly the depth of our sin and understand more fully our helplessness.

I feel comfortable in a position of leadership, but that's not to say I feel complacent about it. I take it incredibly seriously.

When I get older, I don't think I'll like to have wrinkles, or a big jelly belly. I cannot have it.

Not all that is mortal is useless.

If you are not already dead, forgive. Rancor is heavy, it is worldly; leave it on earth: die light.

I was keen on sports-that's how my nose got this way. It's not actually broken; the nose was just pushed up a little bit and moved over. It's an aquiline nose, quite Irish.

Free and fair access to books - to reading - is a right and one we should fight for.

In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race.

Twitter is my bar. I sit at the counter and listen to the conversations, starting others, feeling the atmosphere.

For Drake is no longer in his hammock, children, nor is Arthur somewhere sleeping, and you may not lie idly expecting the second coming of anybody now, because the world is yours and it is up to you.