The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said read more

The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said to stand or, more accurately, to tremble on the threshold of conversion, as the representative American.

Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend read more

Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend or your foe depending on
his bringing up.

It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.

It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.

Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come
forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are read more

Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come
forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are the
reincarnation of cumulative resentment, deep disappointment and
disillusionment repressed by the Lose/Win mentality. Disproportionate rage
or anger, overreaction to minor provocation, and cynicism are other
embodiments of suppressed emotion. People who are constantly repressing,
not transcending feelings toward a higher meaning find that it affects the
quality of their relationships with others.

We who lived in the concentration camps can remember
the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away read more

We who lived in the concentration camps can remember
the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their
last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer
sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing:
The last of the human freedoms-to choose one's attitude in any given set
of circumstances, to choose one's own way.

Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs
in your heart, the beauty that forms in your read more

Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs
in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that
drapes your purest thoughts, for out of them will grow delightful
conditions, all heavenly environment; of these if you but remain true to
them, your world will at last be built.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to read more

I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else; hard work and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

I know why I am here and my only real focused goal is to live each day to the fullest read more

I know why I am here and my only real focused goal is to live each day to the fullest and to try and honor God and be an encouragement to others. What the future holds is firmly in God's hands, and I am very happy about that!