Real relationship is gritty and earthy, the stuff that life is made of.

You have to make a space in your heart, in your mind and in your life itself for authentic human connection.

The T.D. Jakes Relationship Bible: Life Lessons on Relationships from the Inspired Word of God.

My family is not a distraction. They're the most important thing in my life.

God created you to trust him and love others. When you are not trusting or not loving, you are disconnected from your purpose, and hopelessness will thrive.

Life in abundance comes only through great love.

Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here.

The giving of love is an education in itself.

The hard part of loving is that one has to learn so often to let go of those we love, so they can do things, so they can grow, so they can return to us with an even richer, deeper love.

In this world, no one is all knowing, and therefore, all of us need both love and charity.

Our most meaningful relationships are based on a longing for expansion rather than a preoccupation with comfort and security. To live exuberantly—to fully know and be fully known by another—we must be prepared to illuminate the dark spots in our most intimate relationships and in our selves.

being connected in a shallow way to the entire world can prevent us from being deeply connected to those closest to us—including ourselves.