In the end, creativity isn’t just the things we choose to put in, it’s the things we choose to leave out.
The man who forgives pays a tremendous price - the price of the evil he forgives.
An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart.
The more we run from conflict, the more it masters us; the more we try to avoid it, the more it controls us; the less we fear conflict, the less it confuses us; the less we deny our differences, the less they divide us.
Happy persons seldom think of happiness. They are too busy losing their lives in the meaningful sacrifices of service.
Forgiving is. . . recognizing the injury, owning the pain, & reaching out.
The golden rule of friendship is to listne to others as you would have them listen to you.
Horses calm me. I love being around them. They smell great, they are beautiful to look at, they are loving, demanding, temperamental, and they settle you.
The real treasure, that which we all seek, is never very far; there is no real need to seek it in a distant place, for it lies buried within our own hearts. And yet, there is this strange and persistent fact that it is only after a journey in a distant region, in a new land, that the way to that treasure becomes clear.
In the beginning [Hitler] was genial and pleasant. He would have extraordinary willpower and unheard-of influence on people.
I don't lack for bed partners, so I don't need to scrounge for unwilling scraps. -Spade