I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core to my life that will enable me to carry out these obligations and activities as well as I can.

The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces.

I feel we are all islands - in a common sea.

A simple enough pleasure, surely, to have breakfast alone with one's husband, but how seldom married people in the midst of life achieve it.

My passport photo is one of the most remarkable photographs I have ever seen- no retouching, no shadows, no flattery-just stark me.

When I cannot write a poem, I bake biscuits and feel just as pleased.

Don't wish me happiness - I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor - I will need them all.

It is never wrong to inspire, for Jesus Christ became an inspiration to many who had been given the tag of condemnation

Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.

[One] principle that actuated the lives of the fathers who founded our Constitution was faith in God.

The Truth is inseparable from who you are. Yes, you are the Truth. If you look for it elsewhere, you will be deceived every time.

It's something that I've always loved to do and it's been such a genuine expression for me.

Some of the best advice I was given was that me doing a bad version of me is better than me doing a good version of someone else.

If we marry educational technology with quality, enriching content, that's a circle of win.

When you sleep I will creep Into your thoughts Like a bad debt That you can't pay Take the easy way and give in!

Too many Christians are stuffing themselves with gospel blessings while millions have never had a taste.

My philosophy is making a movie is difficult enough and I just feel as if you should have a really good time when you do make films whether it's a drama or a comedy.