Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.

I'm proud of you for the times you came in second, or third, or fourth, but what you did was the best you have ever done

Whether we're a preschooler or a young teen, a graduating college senior or a retired person, we human beings all want to know that we're acceptable, that our being alive somehow makes a difference in the lives of others.

I have really never considered myself a TV star. I always thought I was a neighbor who just came in for a visit.

The real issue in life is not how many blessings we have, but what we do with our blessings. Some people have many blessings and hoard them. Some have few and give everything away.

Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.

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