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"We have to make sure that our kids still feel good about themselves no matter what their weight, no matter how they feel. We need to make sure that our kids know that we love them no matter who they are, what they look like, what they're eating."
"I was born with a fierce need for independence."
"We [people] love ourselves with conditions. We need opinions, we need approval, we create an image of ourselves that is not what we are. This how we lose our authenticity and create masks - how we become "domesticated.""
"To say a prayer doesn't take more than a minute, but you need the discipline to do it."
"Life brings you exactly what you need."
"I had something to do, which most kids really need. Something they can look forward to - a goal, a purpose to work towards. Something to achieve. Keeps them out of trouble."
"Mental illness is a disease and organic mental illness of young kids is becoming more and more of a disease... we do need to talk about it."
"We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better."
"You need not tell all the truth, unless to those who have a right to know it; but let all you tell be truth."
"I don't need to be inspired any longer, just supported."
"Once I establish credit, I may be able to function. A man needs credit. Especially when he has no money."
"Whenever we are ill, we need to search our hearts to see what we need to forgive."
"That education is the most important of all professions is a message the public should hear and understand. And, as importantly, a message that our educators need to hear as well."
"No one likes having offended another person; hence everyone feels so much better if the other person doesn't show he's been offended. Nobody likes being confronted by a wounded spaniel. Remember that. It is much easier patiently - and tolerantly - to avoid the person you have injured than to approach him as a friend. You need courage for that."
"I am convinced that human nature is basically affectionate and good. If our behavior follows our kind and loving nature, immense benefits will result, not only for ourselves, but also for the society to which we belong. I generally refer to this sort of love and affection as a universal religion. Everyone needs it, believers as much as non-believers. This attitude constitutes the very basis of morality."
"We need to find secular ways to cultivate warm-heartedness. We need secular ways to educate ourselves about inner values. The source of a happy life is within us. Trouble makers in many parts of the world are often quite well educated, so it is not just education that we need. We need to pay attention to inner values."
"Different religions meet the needs of different people"
"As human beings we are all the same. We have this marvelous intelligence, which sometimes creates problems for us, but when influenced by warm-heartedness can be very constructive. In this context we need to appreciate the value of having moral principles."
"Through constant familiarity, we can definitely establish new behavior patterns, using our tendency to form habits to our advantage. If we make a steady effort, I think we can overcome any form of negative conditioning and make positive changes in our lives. But we need to remember that genuine change doesn't happen overnight."
"The only way to drive out bad culture is to create good culture. We need to recognize that artistic talent is a gift from the Lord - and that developing those talents is the only way to create good culture."
