The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between people who are trying their best to understand each other is hallowed ground.

There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.

Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other's achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.

The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.

Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.

Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else.

Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.

Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.

Love isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.

Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered . . . just one kind word to another person.

I won't wait until the end of my term to say I made mistakes at the beginning. That's too late. I will try to adopt the proper behaviour, if the French give me the chance, right from the start.

There's no set time or schedule for developing one's skills as a professional golfer, and it certainly doesn't come overnight. It's a muscle-memory exercise that comes over time.

The ultimate verification of our religion consists of the changed lives to which it can point and for which it is responsible.

In some way the secret vice exhales its poison; and the evil passion, however cunningly masked, stains through to the surface.

She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet.

Never vote for the best candidate, vote for the one who will do the least harm.

you don't get to make withdrawals from the time bank. Only deposits.

Whatever you're ready for is ready for you.

Those who do not know history are probably also not doing well in English or math. P.J. O'Rourke

To me the greatest problem with humanity is that they don't know anything of meditation.