I read the other day some verses written by an eminent painter which were original and not conventional.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Fame without Jesus Christ is a shame hereafter .

That in itself made her a little intriguing and enticing. A woman who doesn't know her own potential for passion

Sometimes you got to get sick before you can feel better.

Just as sure as the days go by, Jesus will come to us, looking for fruit; and He will come in personal hunger, needing and longing for the fruit which we might have ready for Him.

Wars do not end wars any more than an extraordinarily large conflagration does away with the fire hazard.

One of my most exciting Saturday nights was just me and a bottle of wine and a crochet book.

I would like to direct in the future, but I am in no hurry with that.

We sit for a week and listen to an extraordinary amount of people talk about what they do in the intelligence world. It's pretty overwhelming.

Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

I'm weird - I don't really listen to American music while I'm writing. I do occasionally get an anthem song, but generally speaking, when I write, I only listen to Japanese and Hawaiian music.