It's no fun for me to cover a song and produce it the exact same way as it already exists. When I hear that happening, I have to say, 'What's the point?

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

I want my life to be about LIVING, not leaving --which is why I'm LEAVING nothing behind.

After a lifetime of wanting to be loved, she didn't think she could bear it if it finally happened just before she was about to die.

In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike.

America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.

Adversity is just change that we haven't adapted ourselves to yet.

A cat is never a presentation, but an innocent happening.

Very often the only way to get a quality in reality is to start behaving as if you had it already.

In America, we've got to get back to these base principles of what democracy is.

Ignorance is not something that lends itself to a meaningful discussion.

Chipping and putting for par is like a dog chasing cars, he won't be doing it for very long.