Any excuse for non-performance, no matter how valid, weakens character.

God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our needs.

Humility is royalty without a crown.

No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness.

Do it. Do it right. Do it right now.

Real craftsmanship, regardless of the skill involved, reflects real caring, and real caring reflects our attitude about ourselves, about our fellowmen, and about life.

Dream beautiful dreams and then work to make those dreams come true.

I am convinced that each of us, at some time in our lives, must discover the scriptures for ourselves—and not just discover them once, but rediscover them again and again.

There are great challenges ahead of us, giant opportunities to be met. I welcome that exciting prospect and feel to say to the Lord, humbly, 'Give me this MOUNTAIN,' give me these challenges.

The difficulties and hazards of marriage are greatly increased where backgrounds are different

Success is not measured in achievement of goals, but in the stress and strain of meeting those goals

Just feel the joy of life.

The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn.

One loss is good for the soul. Too many losses are not good for the coach.

You could be the leaf that never falls from the tree you could be the sun that never leaves the sky this might be the happy ending without the ending this might be a reason to try

I want to dedicate myself to training and discipline. I want to spend every moment of every day working to improve myself.

I wrote the book because I wanted to be able to share some things that I had learned and as pompous as that may sound, as you get to a certain point in life, you figure so what am I doing?

The issue of managing through a crisis is you have to be decisive even if you don't have perfect information.

It's great people still care about books, and it's great you can still fashion a life from literature.

There is no limitation other than what you think.

If by now you're a little confused, don't be too hard on yourself. Life is confusing, and anyone who claims that she has all the answers has probably uncovered the wrong ones.