There is nothing that sets a nation back as far in civilization as prosperity.

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.

Bravery usually looked stupid from the outside.

Love loves anarchy. It loves to wreak havoc. It loves to dance atop the ruins.

I loathe computers more and more, so I have one I can shut down and shelve like a book.

Another mode of accumulating power arises from lifting a weight and then allowing it to fall.

We can either try to change everything or just make the most of whatever time we have.

Perhaps the worst thing about suffering is that it finally hardens the hearts of those around it.

I would point out that Japan's proposal at the Versailles Peace Conference on the principle of racial equality was rejected by delegates such as those from Britain and the United States

If you dance with your heart, your body will follow.

Every musical scene has a cycle.

The complaint that church is boring is never made by people in awe.