“Often out of periods of losing come the greatest strivings toward a new winning streak.”

“The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.”

“Love isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.”

“Being able to resolve conflicts peacefully is one of the greatest strengths we can give our children.”

“It's very dramatic when two people come together to work something out. It's easy to take a gun and annihilate your opposition, but what is really exciting to me is to see people with differing views come together and finally respect each other.”

“Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else.”

“Anyone who has ever been able to sustain good work has had at least one person--and often many--who have believed in him or her. We just don't get to be competent human beings without a lot of different investments from others.”