At an early age I learned that people make mistakes, and you have to decide if their mistakes are bigger than your love for them.

He got a tan over break. I used to tell him he was so pale he looked like a marshmallow. He hated that I compared him to food. I told him that's what he got for calling me caramel. It shut him up.

Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.

Stop raping your feelings with thoughts!

It is not important for life to meet your great expectations. What is important is that you hold high expectations of yourself and meet them greatly.

Results speak for themselves while intentions often fall short of promises.

I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I'm an athlete, but I had buddies who weren't, and they looked forward to it, too.

Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas.

The world is over-armed and peace is under-funded.

For me, writing plays is far more an act of the mind than of the emotions. It's a very different kind of impulse than fiction writing.

I pray that no missionary will ever be as lonely as I have been.

Barack Obama and the Democrat Party convince people that America's best days are over.