Too often, we spend our days thinking about what we don't have rather than what we do have. Be grateful every day.

Coming from an Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker.

Refrain from being too judgmental. You'll often be surprised by what people have to offer.

We live in a culture where were bombarded with so much noise and so much insecurity.

My husband and I try to spend some time every night that I'm home talking without distractions.

There's a huge piece of humanity that's missing - a huge piece - and our [American] culture is infant, comparatively speaking, to these folks who have been around for thousands of years.

We have to start seeing people as human beings. Our entire humanity depends on that.