Throughout history, most of the wrongs of the world have resulted from people absolutely sure they were in the right.

Words have incredible power. They can make people's hearts soar, or they can make people's hearts sore.

We can never truly understand the people we hate; we can never truly hate the people we understand.

In all human affairs, the wisest course is to be passionate about the role of reason and reasonable about the role of passion.

If you don't love your work, it's hard to love your life.

People who are most interested in telling the truth about others are generally the least interested in having the truth told about themselves.

Most of us recognize how important it is to listen respectfully when our loved ones are talking; but we often forget that it is equally important to talk respectfully when they are listening.