It's better to hang out

It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.

2nd Chance

Giving someone a second chance is like giving them a bullet to their gun, be issue they missed you the first time

Never lose their beauty

Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts

Do not save your loving speeches

"Do not save your loving speeches
For your friends till they are dead;
Do not write them on their tombstones,
Speak them rather now instead.

Bible and Mind

If the book the Bible and my brain are both the work of the same Infinite God, whose fault is it that the book and my brain do not agree?”

—	Robert G. Ingersoll

I don’t want to make money.

I don’t want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.
-- Marilyn Monroe

“I’m tired of pretending

“I’m tired of pretending like I’m not special. I’m tired of pretending like I’m not bitchin’, a total freakin’ rock star from Mars.
Charlie Sheen

The Systems

Women can and have and will continue to find their own place within traditional religions. But I think [our place is] in our political systems as well as our spiritual ones

Jazz Music

Jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment.

God's Help

I firmly believe that in every situation, no matter how difficult, God extends grace greater than the hardship, and strength and peace of mind that can lead us to a place higher than where we were before.