Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.

At the center of the Universe is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything that we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow human beings, that is our job. Those of us who have this particular vision must continue against all odds. Life is for service.

Human relationships are primary in all of living. When the gusty winds blow and shake our lives, if we know that people care about us, we may bend with the wind ... but we won’t break.

A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.

I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.

We speak with more than our mouths. We listen with more than our ears.

I think of discipline as the continual everyday process of helping a child learn self-discipline.