There are people who want to make men’s lives more difficult for no other reason than the chance it provides them afterwards to offer their prescription for alleviating life; their Christianity, for instance.

I’m working at trying to be a Christian, and that’s serious business. It’s like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a good Buddhist, a good Shintoist, a good Zoroastrian, a good friend, a good lover, a good mother, a good buddy – it’s serious business.

The reason that I’m here at all is because of my relationship with my family and their encouragement of me to be a musician and to work hard. As long as I stay there in that space, I can do anything. That’s my truth.

I’m a Christian by choice.

Jim Cramer is a very smart man. I watch his show. I just do not follow his advice.

Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you can see that she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that are unkind.

Technology is unlocking the innate compassion we have for our fellow human beings.

The healthy man does not torture others – generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.

Do everything as in the eye of another.

Most damage that others do us is out of fear, humiliation and pain. Those feelings occur in all of us, not just in those of us who profess a certain religious or racial devotion.

We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You’re always helping people.

The Christian resolution to find the world ugly and bad has made the world ugly and bad.

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place.

My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.

God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

I feel like my message is to let people know that God is a good God, that He’s on their side, and no matter what happens, He has a great plan for them.

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one’s experiences in common.

The painter who is familiar with the nature of the sinews, muscles, and tendons, will know very well, in giving movement to a limb, how many and which sinews cause it; and which muscle, by swelling, causes the contraction of that sinew; and which sinews, expanded into the thinnest cartilage, surround and support the said muscle.

Let us fill our hearts with our own compassion – towards ourselves and towards all living beings.

Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice.

The greatest service that can be offered to children who show personality traits or inclinations that might not be understood by the adults around them is to allow them to express their own unique humanity.

Although I don’t have a prescription for what others should do, I know I have been very fortunate and feel a responsibility to give back to society in a very significant way.

I like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable.

Everyone needs a coach. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.

To hold a man down, you have to stay down with him.

We’re more popular than Jesus now; I don’t know which will go first, rock ‚n‘ roll or Christianity.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.

Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked; and either may be wrong.

Christ didn’t choose the rich to preach the doctrine; he choose 12 poor ignorant workers – that is, he chose the proletariat of the times.

I supported Donald Trump.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Each one of them is Jesus in disguise.

If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.

We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It’s ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you.

I don’t like to beat people down. They need to be lifted up.

I can honestly say, after talking about my mom passing away, I got the biggest weight off of my chest. Comedy is my therapy. That’s how I deal with my problems, my personal battles. I talk about it. I give it to my fans. When they laugh at it, it’s a release, for lack of a better word.

We have communion with Christ in His thoughts, views, and purposes; for His thoughts are our thoughts according to our capacity and sanctity. Believers take the same view of matters as Jesus does; that which pleases Him pleases them, and that which grieves His grieves them also.

I met India Arie, who is one of my favorite artists of all time. It was really sweet; I was broken up with a month before, and she stayed up texting me all night and was helping me through it. Her text message looks like a song of hers. She’s sort of become my fairy godmother.

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.

I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one’s wife happy. First, let her think she’s having her own way. And second, let her have it.

I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.

Respect the burden.

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

Back when I was in school, few people understood dyslexia and what to do for it. My teachers thought I was lazy and not very clever, and I got bored easily… thinking of all the things I could do once I left school. I couldn’t always follow what was going on.

Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.

Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.

We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.

I’m very sensitive. I remember, as a kid at school, if someone in the classroom was sad or angry, it could have a great impact on me.

It’s my old girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to it before her. Discipline must be maintained.

My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.

Nothing becomes so offensive so quickly as grief. When fresh it finds someone to console it, but when it becomes chronic, it is ridiculed, and rightly.

I was in my late thirties when my eyes were opened to truth in God’s Word that showed me I wasn’t living the abundant life Jesus died for me to have. I had a very negative mindset and was miserable most of the time because of the abuse I had experienced throughout my childhood.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Do not be afraid to ask for help. Nobody gets through college on their own.