I think that all things are spirit and are derived from spirit. When you look at life from that perspective, it takes on a whole new meaning.

We all come to this planet as spiritual beings destined to experience a variety of challenges and situation in order to grow and evolve spiritually.

We have all been placed on this earth to discover our own path, and we will never be happy if we live someone else's idea of life.

Spiritual evolution is part of every soul's destiny on Earth, and each soul grows and evolves at a different rate. You are right where you need to be.

The more we make an effort to keep our thoughts positive, the more pleasurable our journey in life will be.

Laugh every chance you get. Laughter is sure to break the bonds of negativity that may be lurking about.

I believe miracles are like seeds. When planted and watered by our attention and appreciation, they bloom.

No one is in your life by mistake.

I'd rather look forward and dream, than look backward and regret.

If you are centered in peace and think thoughts that are kind and loving, you will attract the same kind of ideas and feelings back to you. Remember, thoughts are like very powerful magnets!

Our fears can cause us to miss out on a lot of experiences and golden opportunities. Don't let your fears rob you of your life.

Be yourself, be brave.

Or maybe, he thought, returning to the boxes, it was part of being Catholic--you were made to feel guilty about everything

The simplest thought, like the concept of the number one, has an elaborate logical underpinning.

I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just had to tell the narrative.

As far as I'm concerned there shouldn't be a single boot on the ground. There's enough American blood in Iraq that lasts forever.

Excellence demands effort and planned, deliberate practice of increasing difficulty

I've been called over the top. How silly. If you don't go over the top, you can't see what's on the other side.

I'm more enthusiastic and excited about work than ever. I know now what I'm about.

When I lived in Jamaican I lived in Kingston, in Spanish Town, and when I go there the only place I want to go is Kingston because that's where the culture is the richest.

She has spent most of the day reading and is feeling rather out of touch with reality, as if her own life has become insubstantial in the face of the fiction she's been absorbed in.