The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is that the Democrat is a cannibal, they live off each other, while the Republicans live off the Democrats.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

Silence is a lie that screams at the light.

Unhealthy relationships are most commonly lacking in the most essential of ingredient: healthy communication.

I think of the amazing things that were going on. So it's so rich. The doors keep opening.

Parents are people who yell and they yell and they yell and they yell. And you already have the point... and they're still yelling.

Under no circumstances will any supporter try to tell me what I should do. That is why I have the track record that I have got.

Chicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America.

There is an ambush everywhere from the army of accidents; therefore the rider of life runs with loosened reins.

My heart has been stolen too - but I've gone and got it back every single time!

Some things are just for private. It's like people thinking I'm cold or this or that. It's unfortunate, but I don't need strangers to know that I'm warm. I don't need strangers to know the real me.

I want to leave behind me the name of a fellow who never bullied a little boy, or turned his back on a big one.