We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heritage and the diversity of others.

The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted

I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought there's some way of using this fabulous instrument to nurture those who would watch and listen.

Deep within us-no matter who we are-there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable, of wanting to be the kind of person that others like to be with. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.

The gifts we treasure most over the years are often small and simple. In easy times and tough times, what seems to matter most is the way we show those nearest us that we've been listening to their needs, to their joys, and to their challenges.

There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.

There are many things children accept as "grown-up things" over when they have no control and for which they have no responsibility--for instance, weddings, having babies, buying houses, and driving cars. Parents who are separating really need to help their children put divorce on that grown-up list, so that children do not see themselves as the cause of their parents' decision to live apart.