Quotes about Connection

Communication is what the Holy Spirit excels in. When we don't know what to say, He does. When we don't know what to ask for, He does. When we don't know how to express the depths of our feelings, He does.

I am the woman I grew to be partly in spite of my mother, and partly because of the extraordinary love of her best friends, and my own best friends' mothers, and from surrogates, many of whom were not women at all but gay men. I have loved them my entire life, even after their passing.

Some people are friends, others are people you are forced to hang out with.

Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.

Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.

A mom's hug lasts long after she lets go.

Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control.

Life is an echo. What you send out, you get back. What you give, you get.

When I was younger if I was in someone else's shoes, if you saw a professional athlete you'd want to go up and introduce yourself and ask a couple questions, so I definitely know where they're coming from.

The thing that was great about San Jose State was, I got connected with some very good professors.

Government can run and fund programs, but it can't love, it can't show compassion, and it can't embrace. Our faith is designed to have social implications, not just heavenly ones. The spiritual and the social must be connected.

I think you miss out on a lot of stuff when you're so protected and isolated.