Quotes about Relationships

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

I'm working at trying to be a Christian, and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a good Buddhist, a good Shintoist, a good Zoroastrian, a good friend, a good lover, a good mother, a good buddy - it's serious business.

I started out in anthropology, so to me how society works, how people put themselves together and make things work, has always been a big interest.

Jesus didn't hold people accountable; He just held them close - because it works better.

God does not change; he is Love, ever and always. In himself, he is communion, unity in Trinity, and all his words and works are directed to communion.

Trust is central to an economy that works.

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.

I think that everybody needs four things in life. Everybody needs something to do regardless of age. Everybody needs someone to love. Everybody needs something to hope for, and, of course, everybody needs someone to believe in.

What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!

If you want to lead, you better love people. Even if you don't like them, you have to love them enough to tell them the truth.

Ask yourself: if that is what Jesus is all about - that is, getting us to love one another - then why did everyone reject him?