Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

God is the designer of the family.

Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others

Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him.

You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. . . it's your choice

Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.

Whatever you do, do well. Be good at it. Stand a little taller. Be a little stronger. Be a little better.

The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.

Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude.

Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.

Kill them all, God will recognise his own.

No one tells me what to do -- in any capacity.

Art solves nothing, either for the artist himself or for those who receive his art.

Whoever is providing leadership needs to be as fresh and thoughtful and reflective as possible to make the very best fight.

The present generation has been born into a throwaway society of consumers in which both goods and young people are increasingly objectified and disposable.

I've learned to hate it when the cameras are pointed at me.

You want society to accept you; but you can’t even accept yourself.

Open my heart, and you will see Graved inside of it ‘Italy.'

Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some qualities superior, either in kind or degree, to those which he sees allotted to the rest of the world.

Sire, you are looking at a plain man, and I am looking at a great man. Each of us may benefit.