“The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you.” ThinkingLittlesI CanBigsValuesDetermineLittle ThingsBig ThingsThink Big Author:Morrie Schwartz
“For me, living means I can be responsive to the other person. It means I can show my emotions and my feelings. Talk to them. Feel with them.” FeelsMeanPersonsI CanShowsFeelingsEmotion Author:Morrie Schwartz
“These were people so hungry for love that they were accepting substitutes. There were embracing material things and expecting a sort of hug back. But it never works. You can't substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship. Money is no substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness. I can tell you as I'm sitting here dying, when you most need it, neither money nor power will give you the feeling you're looking for, no matter how much of them you have.” PeopleInspirationalNeedsGivingI CanMatterFeelingsAcceptingDyingMaterialsSittingHungrySubstitutesExpectingHugTendernessGentlenessMaterial ThingsComradeshipHungry For Love Author:Morrie Schwartz
“The truth is, part of me is every age. I delight in being a child when it’s appropriate to be a child. I delight in being a wise old man when it’s appropriate to be a wise old man. Think of all I can be! I am every age, up to my own.” ThinkingMenChildrenI CanAgeMy OwnWiseTruth IsDelightAppropriateOld ManFifty Year Olds Author:Morrie Schwartz
