“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.”

“You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.”

“You never lose by loving, you lose by holding back.”

“Love is a choice you make from moment to moment.”

“It is not our difficulties or our suffering alone that makes us wise. It is what we add to them--patience, perseverance, compassion, courage, love. From this combination, our priceless pearls of wisdom grow.”

“If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.”

“When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship”