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" We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves. "

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" I have too much respect for people to try to control them. But they are estranged from love, afraid to reach out and touch one another. We're afraid to appear sentimental or speak in platitudes because people will say, 'What a jerk!' It takes courage in our culture to be a lover. "

" If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance. "

" I am a teacher. And I think I am a serious one who happens to be enjoying life. "

" The way to anybody's heart is through a thoughtfully-prepared, beautifully-executed, lovingly-presented meal. "

" I've learned that you learn best by modeling. If you want people to learn, do it! "

" I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy. It's not giving a damn. "

" The purpose of life is to help others, and if you can't help them, won't you at least not hurt them? I know that is a platitude, that that is sentimental and can easily be attacked. But loving, caring is simple, and we make it complex. Our own neuroses make it complex. "

" If you're an advocate of gentleness, you're simplistic and naive. If you're an advocate of despair and hate, you're sophisticated. "

" Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. "

" Don't brood. Get on with living and loving. You don't have forever. "

" What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life. "

" A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world. "

" Biologically and physiologically, we are not equal. Some of us learn better at different times of day. Some learn best visually, some auditorially, some tactilely, by touching. "

" Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. "

" Change is the end result of all true learning. "

" The best students come from homes where education is revered: where there are books, and children see their parents reading them. "

" When we sit at the table, there is more going on than satisfying hunger. It is sad to think of those who eat simply to satisfy their hunger and who do not permit themselves to linger under the many spells offered by a good meal - the satisfaction of our hearts, our minds and our spirits. "

" Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. "

" All of my youth growing up in my Italian family was focused around the table. That's where I learned about love. "

" If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails. "

" Hugs make you feel psychologically more secure and together. "

" We all need each other. "

" Food is celebratory. People who don't cook don't know how much fun they're missing. "

" Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized. "

" Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself. "

" I've spoken in every state in the union, meeting and hugging the people who later bought my books. I spoke to anybody who wanted to hear me, including 1,000 nuns who could pay me only with homemade bread. "

" Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. "

" I have been a teacher myself all my life. I have an intense passion to share with people. Our only salvation is in knowledge, in learning. "

" Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love. "

" Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. "