Eventually, there will not be enough prisons if there are not enough good homes.

God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.

The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.

If, in the end, you have not chosen Jesus Christ it will not matter what you have chosen.

The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.

No love is ever wasted. Its worth does not lie in reciprocity.

The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The many other things we 'give' are actually the things He has already given or loaned to us.

We should not assume; however, that just because something is unexplainable by us, it is unexplainable.

Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us, leaving the essence of what we really are and clarifying what we really yearn for.

You rock a sobbing child without wondering if today's world is passing you by, because you know you hold tomorrow tightly in your arms.

Wishes are possibilities. Dare to make a wish.

What are you NOT working on that you should?

Pittsburgh entered the core of my heart when I was a boy and cannot be torn out.

i was momentarily sidetracked by the vision of Eric herding a cow into a trailer and driving it to the shoulder of the the interstate and shooing it into the trees.

I live in Minnesota. Lots of people assume that if you want to be an actor, you have to live in Hollywood, but not me.

I was always in the right place at the right time, always willing to take advantage of an opportunity.

The simplest and bravest way to counter the plight of disheartenment is to move toward what is precious.

When people compliment my cooking, it's like somebody telling me that they like my music. And it's great to be known for something else.

You do not move ahead by constantly looking in a rear view mirror. The past is a rudder to guide you, not an anchor to drag you. We must learn from the past but not live in the past.

The bird That glads the night had cheer'd the listening groves with sweet complainings.