I present myself to you in a form suitable to the relationship I wish to achieve with you. ~ Luigi Pirandello

You have to have an antenna and philosophy that everyone's voice can be heard. If you start closing down your ears or creating a closed-door environment, those candles start progressively going out. ~ Richard Tait

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~ Marcel Proust

When we associate with the virtuous we form ourselves in imitation of their virtues, or at least lose, every day, something of our faults. ~ Saint Agapet

From every human being there rises a light that reaches straight to heaven, and when two souls that are destined to be together find each other, the streams of light flow together and a single brighter light goes forth from that united being. ~ Ba'al Shem Tov

Bad guys, like root vegetables, are good for us and help us grow. ~ Brook Hersey, Girls' Book of Love

Living together is an art. ~ William Pickens

There will be a time when loud-mouthed, incompetent people seem to be getting the best of you. When that happens, you only have to be patient and wait for them to self-destruct. It never fails. ~ Richard Rybolt

A thoroughbred horse never looks at the other horses. It just concentrates on running the fastest race it can. ~ Henry Fonda

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. ~ Jonathan Kozol

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important. ~ Soren Kierkegaard

Let go of the goal that all our relationships and encounters with other people will be positive, and that we will never be the source of another person’s pain. ~ Susan Nolen-Hoeksema

Line by line, moment by moment, special times are etched into our memories in the permanent ink of everlasting love in our relationships. ~ Gloria Gaither

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