“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”

“It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved.”

“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.”

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

Never regret being a good person, to the wrong people. Your behavior says everything about you, and their behavior says enough about them.

Love Me or Hate Me

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.

“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.”

“Sometimes the things that hurt the most teach us the best lessons.”

“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.”

“Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.”

“Gratitude is one of the most powerful human emotions. Once expressed, it changes attitude, brightens outlook, and broadens our perspective.”