Criticism, analysis, and insults are tragic expressions of unmet needs.

Violence comes from the belief that other people cause our pain and therefore deserve punishment.

I never have to worry about another person's response, only how I react to what they say.

The kind of spirituality I value is one in which you get great joy out of contributing to life, not just sitting and meditating, although meditation is certainly valuable. But from meditation, from the resulting consciousness, I would like to see people in action creating the world they want to live in.

Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being.

What bores the listener bores the speaker too.

Praise and reward create a system of extrinsic motivations for behavior. Children (and adults) end up taking action in order to receive the praise or rewards.