“Like all of life’s important coping skills, the ability to forgive and the capacity to let go of resentments most likely take root very early in our lives.”

If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of.

The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between people who are trying their best to understand each other is hallowed ground.

One of my wise teachers, Dr. Orr, told me, ‘There is only one thing evil cannot stand, and that is forgiveness.

Real strength has to do with helping others.

The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.

Forgiveness is a strange thing. It can sometimes be easier to forgive our enemies than our friends. It can be hardest of all to forgive people we love.

Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.

Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.

Love is like infinity: You can’t have more or less infinity, and you can’t compare two things to see if they’re “equally infinite.” Infinity just is, and that’s the way I think love is, too.

You rarely have time for everything you want in this life, so you need to make choices. And hopefully your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are.

There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.

Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.

Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.

Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.

Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other’s achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.

I always had faith in my creative capacity.

Never compromise on who you are. You are born with the capacity to achieve greatness if you so desire.

All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.

The root of peace lies in the capacity to listen.

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.

The capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?