“Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your...

“Respect is how to treat everyone.” Richard Branson “Life in a human community requires that we have a basic respect for our fellow...

Respect is the cornerstone upon which harmonious communities are built.  It's the bridge that allows us to appreciate the dazzling...

“When we act civilly, we respect others as beings with equal dignity and moral worth,” remarks Alexandra Hudson in her book, The Soul of...

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you." Lao Tzu Self-respect is not a...

“It will never be perfect, but perfect is overrated. Perfect is boring.” Tina Fey “Many of us have been shamed for our social status, our...

“Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.” Michelle Obama In Chrissy King’s The...

“There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you...

“Anyone who is interested in making change in the world has to learn to take care of herself, himself, themself.” Angela Davis In her...

“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.” Carl Lewis In her book, Why Has No One Told Me This Before? , Julie...

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”...

“Nothing is more important than empathy for another human being’s suffering. Nothing. Not career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly...

“We’ve got a budget deficit that’s important, we’ve got a trade deficit that’s critical, but what I worry most about is our empathy...

“When we practice generating compassion, we can expect to experience the fear of our pain. Compassion practice is daring. It involves...

“You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it’s important for you to understand that your experience and...

“Self-compassion can be an antidote to the cruelty we sometimes inflict on ourselves.” Mark Leary “A moment of self-compassion can change...

“To know that people care about how you’re doing when the doings aren’t so good-that’s what love is.” Oprah Winfrey “To love someone is...

“It’s not always easy to be human. That in itself calls for some compassion.” Frits Koster “If you want others to be happy, practice...

"Put your future in good hands, your own." Mark Victor Hansen “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by, and...

“Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.” Russell H....