“Failure is a natural part of learning and developing, and it teaches us to be resolute and steadfast in our endeavors.”

“Letting go of the security of what is commonly understood requires a big leap of faith and a willingness to fall.”

“We must be present enough and receptive enough to hear with our whole being beyond just the words that are being spoken.”

“Theres no better way to serve and nourish the magnificence in another person than to simply listen to them openheartedly and without judgment.”

“It is only through dialogue, deep listening, and passionate disagreement that we find our way to something larger than a singular and isolated point of view.”

“We must be present enough and receptive enough to “hear” with our whole being beyond just the words that are being spoken.”

“My parents' work ethic amazed me. How could they put in such long hours, day after day?Part of the reason was to keep the family going - to keep me going. I realized that, although we had different...”

“We were very different, and we disagreed about a lot of things, but he was always so interesting, you know?”

“We were more alike than any of the others, neither of us quite human and both hated by the two species we drifted between.”

“Segregation is a word of the past. Unity is the key to a peaceful future.”

“I call for all religions, cultures, countries, crews, parties and peacemakers to unite for the sake of building a peaceful, united global village for future generations. It starts TODAY. If we stay...”

“Intolerance breeds hatred. Hatred creates divisions. Divisions destroy common grounds.”

“Society does not consist of individuals, but expresses the sum of interrelations, the relations within which these individuals stand.”

“Swimming against the current is not idiotic if the waters are racing toward a waterfall.”

“The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual.”