Do your best, and be a little better than you are.

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.

Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.

Hope is a garden where dreams grow like flowers.

Already a congressman, to a mentor "I hope sometime you run across something you think I can do well 24 hours per day.

I remember a time when it was ok to make fun of politicians and powerful people. Now, it's not ok anymore. We've forgotten how to laugh.

There aren't reasons why you like this song or this piece of music, or don't like it. It's just, it's either right or wrong, you know?

If we do not show love to one another, the world has a right to question whether Christianity is true.

Remember, in the vast infinity of life, all is perfect, whole, and complete... and so are you.

If Gandhism means simply mechanically turning the spinning wheel, it deserves to be destroyed.

Prayer might not change things, but it will change my perspective of things. Prayer might not change the past, but inevitably, it changes the present.

God knows it's a sign of a really sick mind to see grown people, adults with responsibilities, wearing class rings.