Quotes About Connection

Henri Nouwen (2005) observed that "anyone who willingly enters into the pain of a stranger is truly a remarkable person," and we agree

El acercamiento es un principio; mantenerse unidos, un progreso; trabajar juntos, el verdadero éxito. HENRY FORD

I'm so miserable without you, it's almost like you're here.

Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man.

A bishop in Gaul could anoint a novitiate with oil from the olive orchards of Greece, bless the event with wine from the vineyards of Italy, and celebrate the sacrament with bread baked with the wheat of Africa while wearing a garment made by Syrian weavers from Chinese silk, all because of the ships.

How rare and wonderful is that flash of a moment when we realize we have discovered a friend.

There couldn't be a society of people who didn't dream. They'd be dead in two weeks.

In the time of your life, live—so that in that good time there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or for any life your life touches.

Remember that every man is a variation of yourself

People are people. Don't be afraid of them.

How you approach birth is intimately connected with how you approach life

AP softens every member of the family. You will find yourself gradually becoming more caring and considerate to everyone around you.

Mothers are hormonally wired to respond to, not ignore, their baby's cries. (Fathers, take note: You can't argue with biology!)

The second month is baby's social debut—the coming out of herself. She opens up her hands to greet people. She opens her vision to widen her world and her mouth to smile and make more noise. The feeling of rightness and trust developed during the first month opens the door for baby's real personality to step out.

To your baby, you are the best mother.

You can't wait until your son is old enough to throw a football to become an involved father. If you want him to enjoy playing catch with you when he's ten, you have to start enjoying him when he's a baby. (The same goes for girls, including the part where they'll need a baseball glove.)

Communication must become total and conscious before we can stop it.

Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts.

Ferdinand:… Here's my hand.Miranda: And mine, with my heart in't.

You are my true and honorable wife,As dear to me as are the ruddy dropsThat visit my sad heart.

I am a kind of burr; I shall stick.

Look, how my ring encompasseth thy finger,Even so thy breast encloseth my poor heart;Wear both of them, for both of them are thine.

Jaques: What stature is she of?Orlando: Just as high as my heart.

Journeys end in lovers meeting,Every wise man's son doth know.