Anxiety in human life is what squeaking and grinding are in machinery that is not oiled. In life, trust is the oil.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

We are who we are, be­cause of those we choose to love and be­cause of those who love us.

After awhile you realize that putting your actions where your mouth is makes you less likely to have to put your money where your mouth is.

How can I find a way to overcome this?’ is a much better question than ‘Why is my life so bad?’It’s the questions we ask ourselves that will determine how we live our life.

You are responsible for the world that you live in.

Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that will beat Bill Clinton.

Why do you have to retire at 65? Why can't you start at 70? You know, like wine. Why can't music be that way? My new band, we're playing stuff that's never been done before.

Tell me what you need." "You," she said simply, that one word tearing to the very heart of him. "Just you.

The dead see what they believe they will see. So do the living. That is the secret.

Bring me the head of Elton John . . . which is one instance in which meat would not be murder, if it were served on a plate.

To live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven.