Vigorous let us be in attaining our ends, and mild in our method of attainment.
Children aren't fooled. They know we give time to the things we love.
It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers -- they help us to learn.
Guilt says I've done something wrong;. . . shame says there is something wrong with me. Guilt says I've made a mistake;. . . shame says I am a mistake. Guilt says what did was not good;. . . shame says I am no good.
Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.
I have never met an aggressive person who wasn’t a fearful person.
The capacity for love that makes dogs such rewarding companions has a flip-side: They find it difficult to cope without us. Since we humans programmed this vulnerability, it's our responsibility to ensure that our dogs do not suffer as a result.
Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue at the end.
It seems an easy choice - sacrifice the tree for a human life - until one learns that three trees must be destroyed for each patient treated. Suddenly we must confront some tough questions. How important are the medical needs of future generations?
As I tell people about genocide, I get the opportunity to redeem myself. I’ve had the chance to do something that’s worth me being alive. . . The more I tell people, the less the nightmares haunt me.
I believe in a kind of fidelity to your own early ideas; it's a kind of antagonism in me to prevailing fads.