That's it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
People need to feel safe to talk without their ideas being criticized, judged, demeaned, or mocked.
I always thought if you really want to be a good actor, you've got to be able to fart in public. That, to me, is the most important. If you are so inhibited that you can't fart, I don't mean around your friends, I mean just a fart, out loud somewhere. I don't mean the 'silent creeper', everybody does that. I mean fart out loud! Just that you can do it and not be afraid of it. Humility is very important.
I can’t even take a stroll through a park. As soon as women see my face they start gathering up their children and running for home.
When a child or adolescent is troubled, the most important thing for the parent to focus on may very well be their relationship with their child or adolescent. Parents need to do whatever they can to make sure the relationship is strong.
Any statements from the parents may seem like criticism or judgment by the child or adolescent. It's very important that the child or adolescent does most of the talking and the parent asks questions curiously to understand the perspective of the child or adolescent.
Spending time with the child or adolescent in mutually enjoyable activities on a regular basis will help to build warmth and trust.
Although a great restaurant experience must include great food, a bad restaurant experience can be achieved through bad service alone. Ideally, service is invisible. You notice it only when something goes wrong.
Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing, not even the truth, must come between it and the beloved person.
For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather.
I cried, for happiness, for sadness, but most of all, for emptiness.