It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.

I don't share blame. I don't share credit. And I don't share desserts.

Art is the signature of civilizations.

There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.

I lived through the garbage. I might as well dine on the caviar.

There is no shortcut to anyplace worth going.

Attachment to spiritual things is... just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.

Instead of living only for ourselves, we have a higher goal: to live for Jesus.

Aversion to conflict will always generate conflict.

Life becomes so unfair when you don't get what others do. But don't worry, God has decided something better for you.

Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.

The myriad of serious health risks resulting from poor diet include high cholesterol, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and even sleep apnea.

I came from a state where 35 percent self-identify as Tea Partiers, so I'm a bit distorted perhaps in my appreciation for the larger American population.

I do not need to get used to your silence. I already know it. I quite possibly love all of it.

When your dreams becoming reality, they're no longer your dreams.

That was quite an adventure, stopping at a different house each night, seeing new country,.

Fame means when your computer modem is broken, the repair guy comes out to your house a little faster.