"There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth."

"Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we are not perfect."

"Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort."

"There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person."

"The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between people who are trying their best to understand each other is hallowed ground."

"We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are."

"I'm proud of you for the times you came in second, or third, or fourth, but what you did was the best you have ever done"

"Kids can spot a phony a mile away."

"Love and trust, in the space between what’s said and what’s heard in our life, can make all the difference in the world."