Quotes about Support

When people go to rehab and come out, they go through a difficult period, but I never had that.

A man will speedily sit down and sympathize with a friend's griefs, but if he sees him honored and esteemed, he is apt to regard him as a rival and does not so readily rejoice with him. This ought not to be; without effort, we ought to be happy in our brother's happiness.

I didn't have a father to deal with about boyfriends. I didn't have a father to show me how a man and woman relate in a family setting. Therefore, I have given over my life to mentoring young people. I'm adamant about young people who have been denied a father/daughter relationship.

We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.

I think sometimes in relationships, ladies like having a man who takes care of them, nurtures them. If you can't find it in a man your own age, you find it in somebody who is older.

My daughter is a horseback rider, so I try to watch her ride; we take holidays together.

Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

I believe you mother everybody, not in a cloying, hovering way, but taking care of what is around you.

Humble people ask for help.

If I could suffer like you, I could heal like you.

When you really need help, people will respond. Sincerity means dropping the image facade and showing a willingness to be vulnerable. Tell it the way it is, lumps and all. Don't worry if your presentation isn't perfect; ask from your heart. Keep it simple, and people will open up to you.

He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor.