He had sensory processing disorder—something we didn't know about back then—and was highly sensitive to smells.

People always say that no matter how awful things are, there's always someone suffering more. It's true. It's not really helpful, but it's true.

Sometimes our arms are so full with the burdens we carry that it hinders our view of the load those around us are staggering beneath.

It is in the dark times that the light of friendship shines brightest.

Don't waste your pain; use it to help others.

So when people say they don't believe in hell and they don't like the word "sin," my first response is to ask, "Have you sat and talked with a family who just found out their child has been molested?

Nothing hurts more than realizing they meant everything to you, but you meant nothing to them.

If he didn't love so deeply, he couldn't grieve so deeply. But he's drowning in it.

We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, lightheartedness and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will have been worthwhile.

Don't we all, at some level, want to join the outsiders? Their stories tear at our hearts and uplift our souls. The lessons they learned took the human race down unknown roads. One could do worse than to jump the track of everyday life and follow them. Deepak Chopra April 2012

It is easier to take a position in the abstract than when it hits home.

Leaders don't inflict pain - they share pain.