Faith is not the price that buys God's blessing, it is the hand that receives His blessing. The price was paid for us by Jesus Christ on the cross

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.

Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.

Encourage everyone you meet with a smile or compliment. Make them feel better when you leave their presence and they will always be glad to see you coming.

We suffer much agony because we try to get from people what only God can give us, which is a sense of worth and value. Look to God for what you need, not to people.

Love can melt the hardest heart, heal the wounds of the broken heart and quiet the fears of the anxious heart.

I make mistakes every day. I'm not perfect in my behavior, but I want to be and that's what God is after, a heart that wants to be.

Don't be afraid to step out, have dreams, have visions, have hopes and always, always, always believe in miracles.

A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.

When we are truly confident and secure, the opinions of others cannot control us.

I have hope for you, if only because you're the only one left to hope for.

I think the Iraqi people have shown extraordinary patience and courage in the last few months. They have really put a political system on the way to success, to a real democracy here.

Never find fault with the absent.

I have lived long enough to know that the evening glow of love has its own riches and splendour.

Horror by definition is the emotion of pure revulsion. Terror of the same standard, is that of fearful anticipation.

Life is a never ending miracle unfolding in every moment, and if we turn our attention to that silent presence in our heart, we can participate in that miracle.

It was possible to feel superior to other people and feel like a misfit at the same time.

We win or the alumni bash in our teeth. (On the dental plan at NC State)

We wanted to make something that sounded perfect because of the quality of the emotion...the honesty.

Around the holidays, or anytime I'm going on vacation, I try to bump up my cardio or lose a pound before leaving.