Mitch Albom: Thing (page 2)

“Things that happen before you are born still affect you and people who come before your time affect you as well.”

“War could bond men like a magnet, but like a magnet it could repel them, too. The things they saw, the things they did. Sometimes they just wanted to forget.”

“Belief, hard work, love–you have those things, you can do anything.”

“There are many things in my life that I wish I could take back. Many moments I would recast.”

“You know what the Buddhists say?
Don't cling to things, because everything is impermanent.”

“Things change when you're not in danger anymore.”

“This is life. Things get taken away. You will learn to start over many times -- or you will be useless.”

“You can't substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship”

“Have you ever really had a teacher? One who saw you as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished to a proud shine?”

“Sitting high above the city, Father Time realized that knowing something and understanding it were not the same thing.”

“There is a time for hello and a time for good-bye. It's why the act of burying thing seems natural, but the act of digging them up does not.”

“That’s the thing when people leave us too suddenly, isn’t it? We always have so many questions.”

“"Your voice will come. We all go through the same thing. You cannot talk when you first arrive." He smiled. "It helps you listen."”

“You can’t substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship. Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness.”

“Because when the world quiets to the sound of your own breathing, we all want the same things: comfort, love, and a peaceful heart.”

“Do the kinds of things that come from the heart. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied, you won’t be envious, you won’t be longing for somebody else’s things. On the contrary, you’ll be overwhelmed with what comes back.”