Don't you realize it's the doing that often gets us into trouble? It's not the doing that makes God happy. It's not about what we've done...it's about what been done for us.

Every time that God gives us a child, it's His way of saying He trusts us-trusts us to offer love and to guide the child toward Him.

With God, it's possible to be content wherever we are, with whatever we have.

But flowers feed our soul in a different way. They remind us of a God who creates beautiful things and takes notice of the tiniest detail

I suppose sometimes it takes getting lost to enjoy the joy of being found

No matter where she went, God was her family. He was her hope.

God made something special when He made you.

I also try to weigh my motives. Am I doing what I'm doing because it's what God desires, or because I'm afraid people will be disappointed if I don't?

You don't want to look back at your years with regrets. Regrets have no place in your memory jar.

She was drowning-in friendliness, in community-and she was starting to think she didn't want to get pulled out.

Thank you for reminding me that the future is in God's hands.'" "'You're welcome. And remember, wherever you go, in body and mind, you simply need to call out to God and He is there

When you think more of helping others, you set yourself up for a life of impact

Nobody ever becomes an expert parent. But I think good parenting is about consistency. It's about being there at big moments, but it's also just the consistency of decision making. And it's routine.

Einstein was searching for String Theory. It not only reconciles General Relativity to Quantum Mechanics, but it reconciles Science and the Bible as well.

I do whatever is necessary in order to maintain the equanimity we all need to withstand the disappointment and rejection that are the lot of every writer, no matter where we are in our careers.

The extra daily social time of 1.7 hours in weekends raises average happiness by about 2%.

Faded way too long, I'm floatin in and out of consciousness

My philosophy is pretty simple – any day nobody’s trying to kill me is a good day in my book.

When you walk through that door of opportunity you don't slam it shut behind you.

I'm extremely, extremely lucky to be who I am and do what I do and work with the people I work with. Even though I can always find something to complain about, I find it very hard to complain.

The emancipated woman has to fight something worse than the crusted prejudices of her uncles; she has to fight the bewilderment in her own soul.