When you come up a bit short on excellence, you still win. When you strive for perfect, you’re just never quite good enough.

...you can pretend that bad things will never happen. But life's a lot easier if you realize and admit that sometimes they do.

The son needs the father to have access to his source, and the father needs the son to have access to the future and the infinite.

When you accept that there is no success greater than inner-peace and contentment, you instantly qualify yourself for more success.

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.

Only love that continues to flow in the face of anger, blame, and indifference can be called love. All else is simply a transaction.

Happiness in something you need to search for, It comes from inside. You can pull it out from inside by satisfaction and acceptance.

Though people know the meaning of the word acceptance, people are ignorant about it. Thinking acceptance may hurt their self esteem.

Sometimes in life there's no problem and sometimes there solution. Within this space - between these apparent poles - life flows.

Soldiers live. He dies and not you, and you feel guilty, because you're glad he died, and not you. Soldiers live, and wonder why.

We must plant trees, grow gardens instead of lawns, ride bicycles when we can and support responsible local businesses over big brands.

...his jaw tightening and his eyes closed on the tears. “I believe you. It’s okay because I understand and I believe you.

Never pretend to be something you are not, especially to be accepted. Be loved for who you are, it will be tough at times but worth it.

She had the hard, half-apathetic expression of one who deems anything possible at the hands of time and chance, except perhaps fair play

Sometimes you just have to know when the battle you’re fighting is one best walked away from, than fought to the cold, bitter end.