Be courageous. Be independent. Only remember where the true courage and independence come from.

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Pray the largest prayers. You cannot think a prayer so large that God, in answering it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches but for wings.

O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.

I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.

Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity, and the exaltation of humanity.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still.

O, do not pray for easy lives.

Grade is only a number. We are greater than numbers.

Another day without no rain, is another day of sorrow.And if it doesn't rain today, I hope it rains tomorrow.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

I got to focus on my performance - learning how to perform is something I've been working on both personally and professionally.

Atheist is really ʺa thoroughly honest, unambiguous term,ʺ it admits of no paltering and of no evasion, and the need of the world, now as ever, is for clear - cut issues and unambiguous speech.

That's the paradox of loss: How can something that's gone weigh us down so much?

I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need sparkles, but for the women it's part of the glamour of our sport.

I think every good, entertaining movie should have a message. I really believe that, because if you do it without it, the film feels a little bit soulless.

Eighty percent of air pollution comes from plants and trees.

It is best to live with honor for just a day than with dishonor for many decades; better a short lived celestial swan than a century-lived crow.