My spirit animal... probably like a turtle, because I have no concept of time.

All of us have far too much to do to waste our time and energies in criticism, faultfinding, or the abuse of others.

When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time.

The way of the miracle-worker is to see all human behavior as one two things: either love, or a call for love.

There is, inside all our heads, the ego's rabid attack dog. It is purely vicious toward others and toward ourselves as well. Learning to control that dog, and ultimately to end its life, is the process and purpose of enlightened relationships.

It is an act of gracious generosity to accept a person based on what we know to be the truth about them, regardless of whether or not they are in touch with that truth themselves.

everyone we meet will either be our crucifier or our savior, depending on what we choose to be to them.

Knowing who you are and why you came here -- that you are a child of God, and that you came here to heal and be healed -- is more important than knowing what you want to do. What you want to do is not the important question. The question to ask is, When I do anything, how should I do it? And the answer is, Kindly.

The world softens when we soften

Practice kindness, and you start to become kind. Practice discipline, and you start to become disciplined. Practice forgiveness, and you start to become forgiving. Practice charity, and you start to become charitable. Practice gentleness, and you start to become gentle.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.