Staying aloof is not a solution, it is a cowardly evasion.

No human being can ever 'own' another, whether in friendship, love, marriage, or parenthood.

Usefulness, whatever form it may take, is the price we should pay for the air we breathe and the food we eat and the privilege of being alive.

I consider those are rich who are doing something they feel worthwhile and which they enjoy doing.

There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.

The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.... In any case, the giving of love is an education in itself.

Perhaps in His wisdom the Almighty is trying to show us that a leader may chart the way, may point out the road to lasting peace, but that many leaders and many peoples must do the building.