We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.

if you surround yourself with people who are strong and positive, you're more likely to see a world full of opportunity and adventure.

Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.

Keep in mind that part of growing up is dealing with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to ask for help. Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of tough times all by themselves.

There is but one way for a president to deal with Congress, and that is continuously, incessantly, and without interruption. If it is really going to work, the relationship has got to be almost incestuous.

One thing I have learned during these past few terrible years is that our grief and sorrow should be shared, not carried alone.

I want to do something important." "It's the little things that make all the difference in the world. The kind words we speak and the simple things we do for people.

If the enemy can isolate us, he can influence us.

Why did this happen? Because there's someone else in the world who would drown in their own tears if not for seeing yours.

Our disappointments in ourselves—in our lives—aren't just isolated pieces of evidence that we fall short and life is hard. No, they are the exact places where we can break secrecy with fellow humans and show up to say, "Me too. I get it. I understand. You aren't alone. Together, we can find our way home.

Let your love for your friends, who are standing with you, and your love for the Lord, who wants you to honor Him in the way you treat your body, make you think it over.

sometimes when you can't find your footing with your own faith, you just have to go stand on someone else's for a while.