All I was afraid of is saying good-bye.

This is how you start to get respect, by offering something that you have.

God sings, we hum along, and there are many melodies, but it's all one song - one same, wonderful, human song.

You're not going to fix things by helping 65-year-olds or 75-year-olds for any long run.

Much of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly high or expecting treasures we weren't willing to work for.

Turn on the faucet. Wash yourself with the emotion. It won’t hurt you. It will only help. If you let the fear inside, if you pull it on like a familiar shirt, then you can say to yourself, “All right, it’s just fear, I don’t have to let it control me. I see it for what it is".

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.