God doesn't always give us a blueprint for our lives, but he always gives us a next step.

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 cannot wait to stare into the face of my children and be in love.

Silence propagates itself and the longer talk has been suspended the more difficult it is to find anything to say.

What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.

I never mind doing press; it's never bothered me.

I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and politics were completely intertwined

The whole idea is not to figure out what you should do that will matter, but to make each thing you do reflect the values you want, because we don't know what's going to matter in the future

You need to have a beginner's mind to create bold innovation.

Sad memories often contain an element of nostalgia.

Oh, this beer here is cold, cold and hop-bitter, no point coming up for air, gulp, till it's all--hahhhh.

If people knew the REAL us, they would run. God knows, stays, and loves.