Morrie believed in the inherent good of people. But he also saw what they could become. “People are only mean when they’re threatened,” he said later… - Mitch Albom

People are only mean when they are threatened.

People are only mean when they're threatened, and that's what our culture does...And when you get threatened, you start looking out only for yourself. You start making money a god. It is all part of this culture.

People are only mean when they’re threatened, and that’s what our culture does. That’s what our economy does

"fairness," he said, "does not govern life and death. if it did, no good person would ever die."

"Strangers," the Blue Man said, "are just family you have yet to come to know."

"sacrifice is a part of life. it is supposed to be. it's not something to regret. it's something to aspire to. little sacrifices. big sacrifices. a mother works so her son can go to school. a daughter moves home to take care of her sick father. Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. you're just passing it on to someone else."

You will never know all there is to know. You will learn until your final days. Then you will inspire someone else. This is what an artist does.

Tension of opposites.