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

A Friends Feeling About Life and Happiness, Who is heading towards 80

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.”

ON CHILDREN

“When all the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family, and friends.”

“Home is the place, where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.”  

“Don’t make a habit out of choosing what feels good over what’s actually good for you.”

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

“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.”

“Sometimes life doesn’t give you what you want, not because you don’t deserve it, but because you deserve so much more.” 

“To me, beauty is natural beauty. If you’re naturally yourself, you’re beautiful.”

It hurts when you go through something that kills you inside but you have to act like it doesn’t affect you.

I am not handsome but I can give my hand to someone who needs help… Because beauty is required in the heart, not in face…