In Southern Europe, we have, of course, very bad governments.
To doubt is to have faith in the worst possible outcome.
The principles you live by create the world you live in; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world.
Courage is holding on one minute longer than everyone else. Courage is stepping forward when every fiber of your being says step back. Courage is being willing to do the impossible because it is the right thing to do.
No matter how frustrated you may feel, there is always a way out. In every situation that arises, we choose to be powerful or powerless. It may not always feel like it, but it is a choice. And there are consequences for these choices in terms of the results we get, and the subsequent increase or decrease in our power and influence. If we choose powerlessness, it is often because we doubt there is any other option.
When people honor each other, there is a trust established that leads to synergy, interdependence, and deep respect. Both parties make decisions and choices based on what is right, what is best, what is valued most highly.
The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.
A god of kindness would be charitable to all. Your god of wrath and punishment is but a monstrous phantasy.
Americans will buy anything, as long as it doesn't cross the thin line between cute and demonic.
All the powers of imagination combine in hypochondria.
Fear pounds on the door to our heart demanding to be let in. Joy is modest and often comes into our lives like a shy person entering a room; it can take a while to even notice it's there.