"while I spent so many hours on things that meant absolutely nothing to me personally: movie stars, supermodels, the latest noise out of Princess Di or Madonna or John F. Kennedy, Jr. In a strange way, I envied the quality of Morrie’s time even as I lamented its diminishing supply. So many people wal"
"For all that was happening to him,his voice was strong and inviting,and his mind was vibrating with a million thoughts.He was intent on proving that the word "dying" was not synonymous with "useless". When a collegue at Brandeis died suddenly of a heart attack,Morrie went to his funeral.He came home"
""All this emphasis on youth--I don't buy it,"he said."Listen,I know what a misery being young can be,so don't tell me it's so great.All these kids who came to me with their struggles,their stife,their feelings of inadequacy,their sense that life was miserable,so bad they wanted to kill themselves. ""
""It is impossible for the old not to envy the young.But the issue is to accept who you are and revel in that.This is your time to be in your thirties.I had my time to be in my thirties,and now is my time to be seventy-eight. "You have to find what's good and true and beautiful in your life as it is "
""Part of the problem,is that everyone is in such a hurry,"Morrie said."People haven't found meaning in their lives,so they're running all the time looking for it.They think the next car,the next house,the next job.Then they find those things are empty,too,and they keep running." Once you start runni"