Courage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage, and slavery.

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

Every house where love abides And friendship is a guest, Is surely home, and home sweet home For there the heart can rest.

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.

For those who love... time is eternity.

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

The simple life which blandly ignores all care and conflict, soon becomes flabby and invertebrate, sentimental and gelatinous.

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

I couldn't think of anything worse than being in an unhappy marriage. It worries me because I've seen it destroy people.

This should tell you everything you need to know about guys. They only go after what they know they can get. We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap.

I don't really write plots. I use history as the engine that drives everything.

The pain of recovery is sometimes worse than the pain of the injury. Allow Jesus Christ to heal your soul.

Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have.

When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.

I'll never be a weightlifter.

The best thing you can give yourselves...is the gift of possibility. And the best thing you can give each other is the pledge to go on protecting that gift in each other as long as you live.

I want to be in a position where I get to start off fresh. I don't have any preconceived notion of how I should feel.

Disease may be defined as "A change produced in living things in consequence of which they are no longer in harmony with their environment."