Good leaders are scarce; so I'm following myself.
The authentic is almost never found by being pursued; but there is no missing it when you are in its presence.
Laughter is the lightning rod of play, the eroticism of conversation.
The more words I have, the more distinct, precise my perceptions become--and such lucidity is a form of joy.
There is nothing like a gleam of humor to reassure you that a fellow human being is ticking inside a strange face.
The vision of an entire world becoming just like us is at least as discomfiting as the thought that most of it won't.
Why look any further if you've discovered complete satisfaction.
As far as Ken Kwapis saying all those things, I think he just really wanted me in the movie so he probably told Warner Brothers, 'Don't worry, Jimmy Stewart? Gary Cooper? Who else do you like?' If they'd said they were huge Chris Farley fans, he's like, 'He can do that, too. He's a huge physical comedian. ' But no, that's really nice to hear.
Even though kids may have planned for months for the trip to Disneyland, some may be feeling very homesick, very forlorn, or very marginalized by the group. Your capacity to perceive those kinds of situations and respond to them in a pastoral way is the stuff you are teaching. And even though the kids may appear to be ignoring you, they are very aware of what you are doing and how you are doing it. They are also very aware of what you are missing and not picking up on.
A man may be defeated by his own secondary successes.
Boys are still led to believe that power is associated with domination.