“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
“The human brain appears to be optimized by evolution to quickly and efficiently do the things we need to do to stay alive and procreate, and this has a higher priority than having an accurate perception and understanding of reality. (Having an accurate perception of reality has some priority, just not as much as efficiency, internal consistency, and pragmatism, apparently.)”
“The single most damaging factor for children in the face of divorce is exposure to conflict. The more repeated or continuing the conflict, the greater the risk to the child.”
“Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn’t change the heart of others— it only changes yours.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere/”
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
“Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver.”
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
“Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.”
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.”
“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.”
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
““Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.””