In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
I think we seek out people who we hope will fix what our childhood broke.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
Do you hate people? I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.
I am fooling only myself when I say that my mother exists now only in the photographs on my bulletin board or in the outline of my hand or in the armful of memories I still hold tight. She lives on beneath everything I do. Her presence influenced who I was and her absence influences who I am. Our lives are shaped as much by those who leave us as they are by those who stay. Loss is our legacy. Insight is our gift. Memory is our guide.
You are your only hope, because we're not changing until you do. Our job is to keep coming at you, as hard as we can, with everything that angers, upsets, or repulses you, until you understand. We love you that much, whether we're aware of it or not. The whole world is about you.
When people show you who they are ... believe them!
Selfishness is weakness. But loving and caring for others is a position of power beyond anything we can possibly imagine.
Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.
Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community - the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
The true test of a person's character is how they treat the people in life that they don't need.
The people will come and go. Sometimes they'll be there for you. Sometimes they wont. Some will love you, some will not. This tide was never meant to be still. Step away from time to time. And know that only a heart fixed on the unmoving spot can ride the waves of this ever-changing, ever-fading life.
Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people—they always go away, sooner or later. You can’t hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight. But if they’ve touched you, if they’re inside you, then they’re still yours. The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart.
Trusting is hard. Knowing who to trust, even harder.
One day you will realize that material things mean nothing. All that matters is the well being of the people in your life.
Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.
There's a special place in my heart for the ones who were with me at my lowest and still loved me when I wasn't very loveable.
Your life is nothing more than a love story. Between you and God. Nothing more. Every person, every experience, every gift, every loss, every pain is sent to your path for one reason and one reason only: to bring you back to Him.
Don’t just look for your miracle. Become someone else's miracle.
You were created to make somebody else’s life better. Somebody needs your smile. They need your love, your encouragement & your gifts.
Not everyone will be happy when you begin to better yourself. Those who are for you will not just celebrate in your triumphs, but they will also pray with you through your tribulations.
You don't have to tell people what they're doing wrong. They already know. Your job is to love them.
Surround yourself with those who won’t compete but will revel in your success and see your ascent as a reflection of their own possibilities.
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