"To be is to do," says the existentialist. "One only becomes real (human) at the point of action."

Love always creates, it never destroys. In this lie's man's only promise.

Love is not some complex, mystical abstraction. It is something accessible and human that we learn through our everyday experience, as often at times of failure as in moments of ecstasy.

I was one of those fortunate individuals who grew up in a large, passionate, demonstrative Italian family where we were taught to love as naturally as we breathed and ate giant bowls of pasta!

Assume that people are good until you actually and specifically learn differently. And even then, know that they have potential for change and that you can help them out.

Everybody needs a hug. It changes your metabolism.

To place your ideas and your dreams before the crowd is to risk being called naive.