Jack Canfield Quotes

Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody is there, standing in the gap to close it for us.

We all have burdens and we need to learn to carry each other's burdens, lighten each other's load.

That's the key thing I learned from making 'The East': It doesn't matter what happens in your life, good or bad. What matters is that there's a group around you to catch you when you fall and push you back up a little bit.

I get by with a little help from my friends.

If one suffers we all suffer. Togetherness is strength. Courage.

You cannot heal yourself. You cannot heal anybody else. We're designed to do this in community because we were created inside community for community by community.

It's very important for us all to understand that we are interconnected and we need to hold hands together, especially when the going gets tough.

Your community is your survival.

I think this life is hard without assistance from others.

It's always inspiring when people all come together and be strong as a group. This is why I feel so strongly to put the message to people that we need to stand together in tough times.

The real 'Lord of the Flies' is a tale of friendship and loyalty; one that illustrates how much stronger we are if we can lean on each other.

We lean on each other when we are going through hard days. We are a family.

People will help each other because there is a sense of camaraderie that springs up, which is a survival tactic. You help them because you know you might need their help later. And that is incredibly reassuring.

I feel very inspired right now because I know there are a lot of people out there who are really scared but I feel this great sense of togetherness and people coming together and saying, "I got your back."

My mother always told me that inaction is not an option. And neither is going it alone.

Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.

Keep in mind that part of growing up is dealing with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to ask for help. Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of tough times all by themselves.

There is an interconnectedness among members that bonds the family, much like mountain climbers who rope themselves together when climbing a mountain, so that if someone should slip or need support, he's held up by the others until he regains his footing.

We don't turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up.

We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a tough time is when our movement gets really strong.

You can't raise kids alone, you can't heal alone... you really need a community.

As we work to reweave the strands of connection, we can be supported by the wisdom and lovingkindness of others.

Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another.

The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.

What people don't realize is that everybody needs support, one way or another.