The place to begin building any relationship is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character.

If we overcome the pull and "get up and get at it," we will have won a victory. We have kept our own resolve. We can then move to other things, for by small means great things are accomplished. Thus, even this one small step is also in another sense a giant leap.

Satisfied needs do not motivate. It's only the unsatisfied need that motivates. Next to physical survival, the greatest need of a human being is psychological survival - to be understood, to be affirmed, to be validated, to be appreciated.

Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.

The key to creating passion in your life is to find your unique talents, and your special role and purpose in the world.

We are free to choose our actions, . . . but we are not free to choose the consequences of these actions.

The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are.