“Don’t lose hope. When the sun goes down, the stars come out.”

“Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer.”

When you cut off….

“Anything that costs your peace is too expensive”

“The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.”

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” 

“That is what compassion does. It challenges our assumptions, our sense of self-limitation, worthlessness, of not having a place in the world, our feelings of loneliness and estrangement. These are narrow, constrictive states of mind. As we develop compassion, our hearts open.”

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”

Love Me or Hate Me

“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.”

“Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.”