Neither man nor nation can exist without a sublime idea.
I believe that love is the choice we make to raise ourselves and others to the highest planes of existence.
Some people were born to work for others. Not in a mindless, servile-way--rather they simply work better in a set regimen of daily tasks and functions. Others were born of the entrepreneurial spirit and enjoy the demands of self-determination and the roll of the dice.
. . . Harboring an emotion as powerful as gratitude has power of its own.
Psychologists tested the story of the Good Samaritan. What they learned gives us reason to pause. The greatest determinant of who stopped to help the stranger in need was not compassion, morality, or religious creed. It was those who had the time. Makes me wonder if I have time to do good.
Magna est veritas, et praevalebit: truth is mighty, and will prevail
You're the type who thinks of the glass as being half full, instead of half empty. "No," she said, "I'm just grateful for the glass.
Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.
Recall how often in human history the saint and the rebel have be the same person. (p. 35)
I find that balancing my life with my work with the kids at St. Jude, working on books, working on my career as an actor and taking time out for my husband and family help to cushion a lot of the blows.
Honesty: The ability to resist small temptations.