What we find to love or to hate comes to us as a substitute for something else.

No matter how long you have been waiting, the man God has for you will surpass your expectations. You will meet him when god says so. Not a minute early, not a moment later.

If you don't get what you want, you want what you get

Don't follow the crowd until you are sure you want to be where they're going.

When people are on the same page, when they agree wholeheartedly, when they see eye to eye, very little learning actually takes place. Insight and learning only occur when what we experience in the moment conflicts, clashes with, or expands our awareness beyond what we know or take for granted.

You can get away with saying much more with humor than you can with a straight face