All the good, fine, noble, and creative acts of humanity were conceived as a spark in a single human consciousness.

The value of action is that we make mistakes; mistakes show us what we need to learn.

..Since depression is a genetic biological illness, like diabetes, or low thyroid, it wasn't lack of character, laziness, or something I could "snap out of"-it would be like trying to snap out of a toothache.

Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks, automatically enroll in the University of Adversity.

To affirm is to make firm.

The willingness to do creates the ability to do.

Pain (any pain--emotional, physical, mental) has a message. The information it has about our life can be remarkably specific, but it usually falls into one of two categories: We would be more alive if we did more of this and Life would be more lovely if we did less of that. Once we get the pain's message, and follow its advice, the pain goes away.