Very seldom will a person give up on himself. He continues to have hope because he knows he has the potential for change. He tries again - not just to exist, but to bring about those changes in himself that will make life worth living. Yet people are very quick to give up on friends, and especially on their spouses, to declare them hopeless, and to either walk away or do nothing more than resign themselves to a bad situation.

Whenever we condemn, we cloak the world in pain.

There is nothing more painful than walking around with bitterness in your heart.

Fears, indecision, and frustration feed on words. Without words they usually stop. . . . Words are at times good for looking back, but they are confining when I need to act in the present.

Some people will like me and some won't. So I might as well be myself, and then at least I'll know that the people who like me, like me.

Whenever I find myself arguing for something with great passion, I can be certain I'm not convinced.

Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest I never feel stupid. And when I am honest I am automatically humble.