I'm a much better writer for being a father.

So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.

A scar is never ugly. That is what the scar makers want us to think. A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

Looking after a very sick child was the Olympics of parenting.

A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

At some point you just have to turn around and face your life head on.

Our own personal brand of courage - in relationships, in conflict, in our principles ­ - is as unique as our fingerprints.

I’m telling you, trouble is like the ocean. It covers two thirds of the world.

I could not stop talking because now I had started my story, it wanted to be finished. We cannot choose where to start and stop. Our stories are the tellers of us.

We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, 'I survived'.

It is certainly impossible to imagine forgiving the enemy while their animus remains undefeated.

They imprisoned Joseph to cage his abilities but God empowered him to manifest his potentials

I must be made of nothing to feel so much nothing.

The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness, the less likely we will be on a path to regrets.

The best way [to survive] the red carpet is by wearing Ugg boots. But unfortunately, I have not yet managed to persuade the people who style me at these times to let me do that.

But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

The way of humanity is to turn everything into a marketable product. But when we turn something into a marketable product it loses something.

Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.

My mother had no end of tragedy in her life. She would make herself get up and take a deep breath and go out and do laundry. Hang up sheets.

I don't know where we're going or how we'll get there, but when we get there we'll be there - and that's something, even if it's nothing.

Do the best you can . . . enjoy the present . . . rest satisfied with what you have.