I understand (finally) that God does not REACT to prayers or petitions. He has ACTED. It is already done.

Happiness will never flourish in a life bereft of optimism.

Why trade definite for a maybe?

Depending on the strength of the relationship, level of communication and one’s tolerance for discord, many people are able to get past normal skirmishes unscathed.

In relationships, everyone makes mistakes. If you are forgiven for yours, don't take it for granted.

Truth be told, many couples spend more time planning the wedding and the honeymoon than they do preparing for the marriage.

Trying to change someone to suit your desires is a setup for disappointment.

No one should gain access to the important areas of your life if you are not absolutely sure they are there for good reason.

No matter how worldly I became, there was always that one part of me that never forgot where I came from and how simple life was there.

Don't be managed by the likelihood of mishaps. Be motivated by the promise of favor!

Nothing will ever be solved if we wallow in the darkness of denial.

I may not have a degree, but I certainly got an education.

A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.

Coral is a very beautiful and unusual animal. Each coral head consists of thousand of individual polyps. These polyps are continually budding and branching into genetically identical neighbors.

Tyrants are always assassinated too late. That is their great excuse.

Those whom the world has delighted to honor have oftener been influenced in their doings by ambition and vanity than by patriotism.

I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust.

I'm realistic. Getting to everybody is not the goal here. The people you can affect in any way - that's who you want to get to.

We as songwriters are in the same position as a professional fisherman. Our fishing grounds are kind of fished out.

To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem.

Part of the reason we like democracy is it's the portfolio of decades, which is to say you don't also get the disastrous dictator who completely destroys a society, engages you in wars and so forth.