If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Ho puri dil ki har khwaish teri, Ho khushiyon bhara jahaan tera, Agar tu maange aasmaan ka ek taara, To khuda de-de tumko aasmaan saara.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.