Everyone talks about peace, but no one teaches peace. In this world you are educated for competition, and competition is the beginning of every war. When he will educate himself for cooperation and to offer each other solidarity, that day he will be educating himself...
Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters. Talk to people you know. Talk to people you don't know. Talk to people you never talk to... Remember, you don't fear people whose story you know.
Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.
You can be flawed, anxious and sometimes irritated, but don't forget that your life is the greatest company in the world. Only you can prevent her from going into decline. There are many who appreciate, admire and love you. And you don't know but there are people for...
Many people learn how to talk, but they don't learn how to listen. Listening to one another is an important thing in life. And music tells us how to do that.
If you want more aging white liberals, talk about diversity. If you want more diverse people, talk about Jesus, and see what sorts of diverse people he draws to himself.
What we live is what we believe, everything else is just religious talk.
It is easier to preach and to write about prayer than it is to pray. It is easier to talk about Jesus than to talk to Him. from The Table of Inwardness
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
The true leader in a group is rarely the person who talks the most. It's usually the person who listens best. Listening is more than hearing what's said. It's noticing and surfacing what isn't said. Inviting dissenting views and amplifying quiet voices are acts of...