Ten bajillion product ads notwithstanding, your looks are another thing that's basically genetic.

Anyone who comes into your life, under any circumstances, has something to teach you.

Remember, intimacy increases with honesty. Share less to keep people away and more to draw them closer.

In one century, we've added 28 years to our average life span - a change so rapid that our brains couldn't possibly have evolved to accommodate it.

If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead of their own purpose attach to the spiritual leader and become fanatical and controlling. That's why Jesus tried to tell his followers not to get attached to outward form.

Feel about yourself what you would have others feel about themselves.