"We don't believe we're as much alike as we are. Whites and blacks, Catholics and Protestants. If we saw each other as more alike, we might be very eager to join in one big human family in this world, and to care about them the way we care about our own."
"Everyone is in such a hurry. People haven't found meaning in their lives, so they're running all the time looking for it. They think the next car, the next house, the next job. But then they find those things are empty too, and they keep running."
"Do the kinds of things that come from the heart. When you do, you won't be dissatisfied, you won't be envious, you won't be longing for somebody else's things. On the contrary, you'll be overwhelmed with what comes back."
"If you're trying to show off for people at the top, they'll look down at U anyhow. And if you're trying to show off for people at the bottom, they'll only envy U. Status will get U nowhere. Only an open heart will allow U to float equally between everyone."
"We're deficient in some way because we are too involved in materialistic things, and they don't satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted."
"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others."
"Every person on this planet faces challenges. How you handle those trials determine your character. No one is going to lead you by the hand to a better life. Get a job and work hard. The future can be as bright as you want to make it."
"At some point you have to realise people are who they are. You can't change them and it's not your fault. It's beyond your control. How you react is the only thing in your control."
"Joy. That's a word we don't use much. It's not happiness, because that comes and goes. It's that inner peace we have when we take every day God gives us and are thankful for it."
If it's a physical problem, we can understand. But when the mind works irrationally, the rational mind can't truly relate. There appears to be a chemical imbalance in the brain.
You go through lots of friends in your lifetime, but only a few are loyal ones. No matter how lonely you may feel at times, you're never alone when you surround yourself with the right people.