Sometimes the way through someone's tough outer shell is to do something obvious, thoughtful and sweet.

Unsolicited advice is always self-serving.

People don't change when they don't acknowledge their actions.

Climb aboard life's elevator, hit the "up" button, and see where it takes you.

This is a tough situation. But it is what it is, and time has an amazing way of knitting together solutions as long as everybody stays calm and resolves to be as gentle and patient as possible.

Bullies never want to acknowledge their own actions. They want to move through life without reflection or apology.

Ask 10 people about their family relationships and at least five of them will report an estrangement.

When you are criticizing someone, you should speak only to your own experience - not others'.

Bullies often act out by marshaling aggression to cover up for insecurity.

When the choice is between a demanding relationship and a vintage pickup truck, I'll choose the truck every time.

Do not make your current partner pay for the crimes and misdemeanors of your previous partners.

Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.

All things in Fiji are paid for in blood.

The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard

A documented vision will help you every day to take certain steps toward its fulfillment.

I'm on the Sensa diet. It's a little magic powder based on Dr. Hirsh's clinical trials and studies and it basically signals the brain that you're full through smellology.

The tyranny of the ignoramuses is insurmountable and assured for all time.

This country has had 200 years of hegemony over the rest of the world, and it feels like our politicians, they just want to give that back.

Some of the songs I wanted to be really full, [but] there's something to be said for just a voice and a guitar

We should never allow ourselves to be bullied by an either-or. There is often the possibility of something better than either of these two alternatives.

I'd rather have people who are enthusiastic about what I'm doing than like, "Well, I thought we were going to a Miley Cyrus concert and now it's a strip show!"