Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can't strike them all by ourselves

There are some things in life that shouldn't be given so much importance, if they don't change what is essential.

The trouble with crying over an onion is that once the chopping gets you started and the tears begin to well up, the next thing you know you just can't stop.

Tomorrow always comes with a new hope for a new beginning. After all, it is a new day!

If you find yourself in the midst of dire circumstances, focus on your current blessings and future victories.

In art, we are the first heirs of all the earth. . . . Accidents impair and Time transforms, but it is we who choose.

When performance exceeds ambition, the overlap is called success.

I met David Smith through my former wife, Cornelia, who'd studied with him.

In every aspect of the day Jesus was aware of the Father. He beheld Him in the clouds and in the shadows of the clouds that pass over the earth.

There is too much animal courage in society and not sufficient moral courage.

The idea of empowering people and that moment when someone sees what they are capable of is just incredible to me.

Integrity is about being integrated with the spiritual values of the Universe. It is also about being happy, because happiness and joy mean that you're coming into integrity with your soul.

A novel which has been too much worked over often goes flat, and no amount of laborious revision can take the place of careful planning beforehand.