I learned that you can't truly own anything, that true ownership comes only in the moment of giving.
A person without regrets is a nincompoop.
Life is about losing everything, gracefully.
I found real fulfillment through my children and through adopting special needs kids.
There are people who are suffering beyond description. They are innocent people, they didn't bring this upon themselves. They are the victims of the sins of other people. And while it's hard to see, it's important to understand that these people exist.
Do the things you think you cannot do. Do all the good you can, by all the means available, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, all the times you can, for as long as ever you can. Our own feelings of helplessness are our own worst enemy.