Honesty is an active verb, not a passive noun. Go out of your way to be truthful, beginning with the things that you say to yourself.

Every individual was put on this earth to accomplish some purpose bigger than just making a living.

If you lose hope, you're just not looking far enough ahead.

I will have faith that, though I might not understand why adversity happens, by my conscious choice I can find strength, compassion, and grace through my trials.

Answered prayers cover the field of providential history as flowers cover western prairies.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

That which works is authentic. It's a practical truth. What really matters is that we find benefit, regardless of whether it's an ancient traditional approach or some new version, popular or obscure.

I may very well move in. I just don't know. I can't sit here and know what pictures I'm going to take.

A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.

Authors must not, like Chinese soldiers, expect to win victories by turning somersets in the air.

There's a lot of things you can put up with, as long as you're not related to them.

In the past, my brain would never stop. Now I'm a father; the world no longer revolves around me. When I'm with Bronx, he's got my complete attention. He's the only thing that occupies my thoughts.

National consciousness is truly a miraculous thing. When I am not in Turkey I feel even more Turkish than in Istanbul. But when I'm home my European side becomes more apparent.

The same protection you create for yourself becomes the wall that imprisons you.