Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
Girls, if a boy says something that isn't funny, you don't have to laugh.
Continue to share your heart with people even if it's been broken.
Sometimes painful things can teach us lessons that we didn't think we needed to know.
Change is the only constant. Learn to surf your life instead of planting your feet.
Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.
There's power in looking silly and not caring that you do.
Religion is much more than language, but to be Christian does mean speaking Christian for most people. The language many of us use has contributed to the crisis in Christianity in North America. Traditional Christian language is becoming less familiar to millions of people. The language is frequently misunderstood by people.
I think perfect love is any time you love unconditionally, without selfish intent, without concern for personal gain.
Children model the behavior of adults, on whatever scale is available to them. Ours are growing up in a nation whose most important, influential men - from presidents to the coolest film characters - solve problems by killing people. . . . We have taught our children in a thousand ways, sometimes with flag-waving and sometimes with a laugh track, that the bad guy deserves to die.
The market system requires that people be committed and willing to work hard. Inherent with that is what I call a merit system, which I think gives people the greatest opportunity.