The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking read more

The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second disasterous. -Margot Fonteyn.

The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we read more

The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a given moment. And if this is a correct view of freedom, our chief energy must be concentrated on achieving reform from within. -Gandhi.

As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts. -Buddha.

As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts. -Buddha.

Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come. read more

Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come. -Rabindranath Tagore.

Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused. -Anonymous.

Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused. -Anonymous.

When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I read more

When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed to me. -John Wesley.

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. . -Carl Sagan.

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. . -Carl Sagan.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. Thanks to Maria read more

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. Thanks to Maria Marquis Thoreau There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, and it may be that he who bestows the largest amount of time and money on the needy is doing the most by his mode of life to produce that misery which he strives in vain to relieve. -Margaret Thatcher.

, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child In the last decade or so, science has discovered a tremendous amount about the read more

, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child In the last decade or so, science has discovered a tremendous amount about the role emotions play in our lives. Researchers have found that even more than IQ, your emotional awareness and abilities to handle feelings will determine your success and happiness in all walks of life, including family relationships. -John Gottman.