If we don't invest now in building character into children we will surely invest more tomorrow in trying to repair adults.

Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be.

Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey.

The key to a better life: Complain less, appreciate more. Whine less, laugh more. Talk less, listen more. Want less, give more. Hate less, love more. Scold less, praise more. Fear less, hope more.

People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world.

Pretty isn't beauty. Pretty is how you look; Beauty is who you are. Pretty is in the face and body; Beauty is in the heart, mind and soul. Pretty fades; Beauty grows.

Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New year will bring new opportunities.

What will matter is not your success but your significance.

When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.

Success in anything important rarely comes without the Five Horsemen of Success: planning, effort, positivity, perseverance and resilience.

The surest way to escape anxiety and defeat despair is action. Do, don't dwell.

Religion is not a book, it is a neurological sentiment.

Judge me not for who I am but what I do.

Strive to be different.

Rank is a great beautifier.

One ought not to be unkind to a woman merely on account of her plainness, any more than one had a right to take liberties with her merely because she was handsome

I can't stand a ballplayer who plays in fear.

The gospel comprises indeed, and unfolds, the whole mystery of mans redemption, as far forth as it is necessary to be known for our salvation.

the more naps you take, the more awakenings you experience.

Be an electric eel in a goldfish pond!

Memories... images and precious thoughts that shall not die and cannot be destroyed.