“What is home? My favorite definition is "a safe place," a place where one is free from attack, a place where one experiences secure relationships and affirmation. It's a place where people share and understand each other. Its relationships are nurturing. The people in it do not need to be perfect; instead, they need to be honest, loving, supportive, recognizing a common humanity that makes all of us vulnerable.”
― Honey for a Child's Heart: The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life
― Honey for a Child's Heart: The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life
“It’s not so much the journey that’s important; as is the way that we treat those we encounter and those around us, along the way”
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“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”
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“The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard.”
― Selected Essays, 1778-1830
― Selected Essays, 1778-1830
“How would your life be different if…You stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day…You look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey.”
― Life, the Truth, and Being Free
― Life, the Truth, and Being Free
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