In each of us there are places we have never gone. Only by pressing the limits do you ever find them.

Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

... no matter how great the differences are between men and women, the differences among members of the same sex are usually equally great if not greater.

The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart - and here's why. Men lie to women. Women lie to men. And most people agree that some lying is even necessary - to avoid petty squabbles and to grease the wheels of a relationship.

They say that money is not everything. I say that when you don't have any, it is everything.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. . . . If you want to influence someone, listen to what he says. . . . When he finishes talking, ask him about any points that you do not understand.

Some men are self-made, but most are the revised work of a wife and children.