Be careful to not haul around in our lives so many nice but unnecessary things that we are distracted and diverted from the things that truly matter most.

People of integrity and honesty not only practice what they preach, they are what they preach.

If today you are a little bit better than you were yesterday, then that's enough. And, if tomorrow you are a little bit better than you were today, then that's enough.

A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.

Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simple things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results.

Knowing that the gospel is true is the essence of a testimony. Consistently being true to the gospel is the essence of conversion.

One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.

Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others.

Pray and seek for strength to change our circumstances rather than praying for our circumstances to be changed

Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity.

To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else.

Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.

One gets wise by meeting people and meeting people through their literature.

Never allow yourself to be defined by some else's opinion of you....unless they hold a higher opinion of you than you have for yourself.

He is so aware of being politically correct he refers to a taco as Hispanic food.

I just do my thing and try each show to be more honest about why I am and who I am. It's quite tricky and actually nerve-racking to do that. It's kind of a happy train wreck.

My paternal grandmother gave me the courage to investigate things and not take things at face value or judge people by what I first imagine them to be.

It's always exciting to get together with fellow artists to support a good cause.

You might be a redneck if you're a lite beer drinker, because you start drinking when it gets light.

Life is fickle; the fair man doesn't invariably win.

Till men have faith in Christ, their best services are but glorious sins.