“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.”

“If you’re in the luckiest one percent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 percent.”

Your child needs your presence more than your presents. – Jesse Jackson

Never Hide your bad side to make someone stay, show your bad side and see who can stay

“Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.”

“Your emotions make you human. Even the unpleasant ones have a purpose. Don’t lock them away. If you ignore them, they just get louder and angrier.”

Control anger before it controls you.

Be the reason somebody’s faith in humanity is restored.

ON CHILDREN

“A friend who understands your tears is much more valuable than a lot of friends who only know your smile.”

“The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.”

“It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.”