To be influential in our conversations, we must first be aware of two things, (1) what do we want to bring to the conversation and (2) what do we want to bring out in others.

Courage isn't the absence of fear, but a decision that what we want is more important than what we are afraid of.

Selfish is caring for ourselves at others' expense ... Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.

The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.

Until we become clear about our own worth and value, we will forever be searching for it in the eyes of others.

The way to encourage people to be accountable is to engage the responsible, accountable, trustworthy part of their brain.

When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.

Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.

As long as we define stress as how some person or situation is making us feel, we will have to change the world around us to find peace of mind.

Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.

Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way.

You ought to be blowing me kisses, wench.

God, don't they teach you how to spell these days?""No, " I answer. "They teach us to use spell-check.

I'm writing a book. I'm almost finished. I numbered the pages. Now all I have to do is fill them in.

The key question isn't 'What is Evil?' The key question is 'When does the Good become Evil?

I've learned... that sometimes coming public with certain things, it inspires other people. And sometimes I want to keep things private... but then I found out that it helps other families.

Instead (Harry) contented himself with scrawling a note to Ron: Let's do it tonight.

English country life is more like Chekhov than The Archers or Thomas Hardy or even the Updike ethic with which it is sometimes compared.

Boys go to Washington to be somebody...men go to do something.

We have lived through some unforgettable times together, some good, some bad, achieving results that will be hard to equal.

No matter how much tarnish you think is on the tabernacle of your heart, you still shine because of God's love.