A comedian can only last till he either takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

I had seen the world as either white or black.It is only when I read the pages of her diary that I understood why the sky looked so grey.

Only in heaven will we know exactly what heaven is like.

You mortal! You time-poor! Don’t waste your scarce time to be patient!

I felt a comedy ego beginning to grow which gave me the courage to begin tentatively looking into myself for material.

Nothings makes a woman look older that a rich costume.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but by our thanksgivings.

It's much harder when you're writing about your life, than when you're writing fiction.

What is our family? We touch our full hearts and see ourselves reflected whole in each other's eyes.

In God’s garden of grace, even broken trees bear fruit...

Some people 'go' through life; and other people 'grow' through life. Which one are you?