I have sent for you that you may see how a Christian may die.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

Jesus Christ saves the sinner.

I have as little fear that God will damn a man that has charity as I hope that the priests can save one who has not.

I'm for Barack Obama. We gotta have the Muslim cell in there just to piss Rush Limbaugh and the right wing off.

I'm grateful for every scar, some pages turned, some bridges burned, but there were lessons learned

He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.

I love seeing the fans of the music that I make.

I live in a mind melt of different situations, through my work and social life - I wouldn't have it any other way.

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.

I'm very sunny. You know, I'm always optimistic.

Herein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form a mutual check upon each other.