I can't save a boy from a burning building. Instead he must save me from the attempt; he must jump to earth.
Every single person is a fool, insane, a failure, or a bad person to at least ten people.
My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...
Live your life in such a way that you'll be remembered for your kindness, compassion, fairness, character, benevolence, and a force for good who had much respect for life, in general.
Do not be afraid of what should be afraid of you
It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.
Be a leader with a ladder, not a boss with an order.
Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everyb...
The father who has selflessly poured himself into the life of his children may leave no other monument than that of his children. But as for a life well lived, no other monument is necessary.
Is that you giggling away to glory?Or is that just the flowers mingling with the bees and telling their story?
Be an example to teach, be a role model to follow, and be a leader to emulate.