Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion

Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.

Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.

Ik kwam er achter dat ik er mijn hele leven heus niet naar had verlang om te leven - als wat anderen doen tenminste leven genoemd kan worden - maar wel om mezelf te kunnen uitdrukken.

I'll have enough books when they fill my room like the stars fill the sky.

The most important thing you can ever know is that no matter what your purpose is, that's not your only choice.

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.

People like to say how much they like stuff, but with 'The Sunset Tree, ' people shared stories about what it meant for them. And that stuff's so humbling and amazing.

I don't have a TV at my house. I literally do not. I have a television, but I don't have anything plugged into it, though. I watch DVDs.

Broad-based, inclusive growth is what we need in America, not more advantages for people at the very top.

And here at our Anglican Consultative Council, we have many reports of growth and great encouragement.

Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.

I think the first time I was on The David Letterman Show, he didn't quite know what to expect. I think people generally are just a little afraid.