Joy comes when you turn it over to God to deal with. This is when you will feel the true release from it's weight.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul.

But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.

Blue is true Yellow's jealous Green's forsaken Red's brazen White is love And black is death.

The aim of spiritual formation is not behavior modification but the transformation of all those aspects of you and me where behavior comes from...Circumcision of the heart.

In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.

You can tell when an actor or actress cares about their work. It's really clear.

We live in a nation where corporations are people.

I think we can all agree that every child's home deserves to be protected equally under the law, that there is dignity in every child's home.

The whole trend and quality of anyone's life is determined in the long run by the choices that are made.

It's hard to move on when you can see too many good possibilities or any kind of possibility really. That's something that always kind of slows me down and can be a bad place to be in.

A wise ruler takes advice, but should never be seen to take it. Let them think you know more than you do. It will not harm them, and it will help you.