It's not what happens to you but your response to it that will either make you better or bitter.

Success is like a seed: the more you plant, the more you receive.

You don't gain authority by raising your voice. You prove you don't have any.

You don't gain authority by raising your voice. You prove you don't any.

If you're not parenting on purpose, don't be surprised when you get chaos from the children.

If parents were as concerened about raising their children as they are about the outcome of their sitcom or sports game, this nation would thrive.

Parenting the outside of the child is as useless as polishing a rotten apple.

Humility is recognizing we can't give anything to God that He hasn't already given to us.

Don't waste your time complaining, use your energy to create a solution. Even a 10% resolution is progress.

Encourage means to put courage into, and discourage is to take courage away. Don't be a courage thief.

Don't stare at the past or you'll walk right by today's opportunity. Today is God's gift to you.

I choose to believe God had a more direct involvement in the creation of my heart and consciousness than in the creation of any book, no matter how thick or old it may be.

It's okay to be afraid, Jo. It's what keeps us alive. But falling to that fear is what will get you killed.

Happiness is largely about being socially connected, yet we cannot be connected if we keep on being so hard and unforgiving towards ourselves and on the scars we wear inside.

It is okay to climb as long as you are not afraid, because being afraid is what made you fall

We" (your spirit guides and angels) believe in what-we-feel, you believe in how-you-feel.

What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it.

My manager is definitely a mentor as well as Usher.

I had to learnto sew when I was growing up, because nothing else fitted me.

Painting constantly appeared to me as the one and only possible achievement.

Yin and Yang control man's actions, and both extremes are a natural reaction.