We need to listen to one another.
When in doubt, do the obvious.
Just trying to do something - just being there, showing up - is how we get braver. Self-esteem is about doing.
Adulthood was invented to repair the wounds of childhood.
Once you become aware of what means the most to you, you're less likely to put off something that's really valuable for something that matters much less. . . it's knowing the difference between what's important and what isn't that allows us to solve problems effectively.
The American notion of family is perhaps the most romanticized, deep-rooted, and misery-producing fantasy of the last hundred years.
Getting enough of what you want without depriving anyone else is the ultimate act of selfishness and sanity.
People aren't just paying more to fill their gas tanks or when they pay for their heating bills for their home; they are paying more at the grocery store, on air travel and for many other daily expenses.
My problem is trying to find the desire to fight and be on the court ready to fight. For a few weeks, I haven't felt like I wanted to be on the court. That's the problem.
Every man should ask himself each day whether he is not too readily accepting negative solutions.
There is a lot of difference at McDonald's between the guy in the back making the fries and the manager up front who is running the place.