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As I grew up, I was continually to suffer hardships in different realms of life - in my family, in my relationship to Japanese society and in my way of living at large in the latter half of the twentieth century.

As lovers, the difference between men and women is that women can love all day long, but men only at times.

As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.

A thought for today: 'People change and forget to tell each other.'

Attachment to being right creates suffering. When you have a choice to be right, or to be kind, choose kind and watch your suffering disappear.

At times it seems as if arranging to have no commitment of any kind to anyone would be a special freedom. But in fact the whole idea works in reverse. The most deadly commitment of all is to be committed only to one's self. Some come to realize this after they are in the nursing home.

A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life, to be thankful for a good one.

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her.

Basically, the only thing we need is a hand that rests on our own, that wishes it well, that sometimes guides us.

Be civil to all; serviceable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.

Be a rock, not a pebble.

Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships.

Been about ya and I'm still about ya

Becoming Catholic involves entering into a relationship with the Catholic Church.

Being open to correction means making ourselves vulnerable, and many people are not willing to do that.

Be the kind of person you would like to be with. Some people come into our lives, make footprints on our hearts and we are never the same. People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.

Beware of the danger signals that flag problems: silence, secretiveness, or sudden outburst.

Between lovers a little confession is a dangerous thing.

Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

But I gotta say, oh, baby, oh baby, why is this so familiar? Just met her, already feel like I know the real her.

But no matter what the outcome, how the friends turn out in the end, it should not stop you from making new friends. Once bitten, twice shy should not be applied to friendship.

But when I hear a great song, I can't help but be inspired by it, regardless of whatever genre that song falls under.

Caring about someone isn't complicated. It isn't easy. But it isn't complicated, either. Kinda like lifting the engine block out of a car.

Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.

Certainly the experiences of Seth and his relationship to his parents and his point of view of the world are very similar to my own and very much based on my experiences at the University of Southern California.

Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship.

Children, those who are unmarried should conserve their vital energy by maintaining celibacy. To turn what we gain by this in to ojas (vitality), we also need to do spiritual practice. With increase in ojas, our intelligence, memory, health and beauty will also increase. We will gain lasting mental quietude.

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.

Common courtesy plays a big role in happy marriages. People who are permanently married are polite to one another. They don't want to hurt one another's feelings, and they don't try to make the other one feel humiliated. People who are married for life are extremely kind to one another.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?

Distance never seperates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and in seconds we are there. But whenever I start feeling sad cuz I miss you I remind myself how lucky I am to have someone so special to miss.

Doctrinal rightness and rightness of ecclesiastical position are important, but only as a starting point to go on into a living relationship - and not as ends in themselves.

Do not just look at your boyfriend as just a boyfriend. Look at him as a friend, too.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won't feel like watching.

Don't answer the door in a wedding dress and veil, he might not think you're joking.

Communication is the solvent of all problems and is the foundation for personal development.

Don't confuse being 'soft' with seeing the other guy's point of view.

Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else.

Don't pursue a heart that you're not ready to be loyal to.

Don't settle for a relationship that won't let you be yourself.

Don't spend time with anyone you don't like.

Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you.

Do what you did in the beginning of a relationship and there won't be an end.

Being married is like having somebody permanently in your corner. It feels limitless, not limited.

Do you know how you tell real love? It's when someone else's interest trumps your own.

Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

Each relationship nurtures a strength or weakness within you.