Just because there is change around us does not mean there has to be change within us.

Positive minds full of faith and hope produce positive lives.

I do not know the answers to life's hard questions, but I do know the One who knows them and that's sufficient...for now.

You were born into this life equipped to succeed. You are a part of God’s perfect plan. Yes, you. The plan would not be perfect if you were missing. Think about that. You matter more than you know.

Focus on the win and you lose the battle, focus on the battle and you win.

Some of the most memorable paths I've taken have been detours.

I can only change the world by changing myself.

It may seem that you are on the path alone, but the light that guides you is coming from somewhere. Trust your every step because none of us walk this journey alone.

Oh, child, my child, if only you realized who you truly are.

Miracles happen when dreamers take action.

Don’t you dare focus your energy on the 99 reasons something can’t be done. Focus on the one thing you can do and the 99 won’t matter.

A consequence may be the very thing that saves us because it was the only thing loud enough to get our attention.

Once you see that your skin and your gift are two sides of the same coin, you can never forget it. It preserves religion from any arrogance and denial.

Fantasy is so much hotter than reality most of the time.

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.

And to write is to sow and to reap at the same time.

George: Why've you had a grudge against your brother for 15 years? Benny: We Lopezes are a proud people... George: You have a birthday lunch at Denny's every month. We're not that proud!

Absurd, irreducible; nothing--not even a profound and secret delirium of nature--could explain [a tree root].

Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.

Some of your worst gangsters are guys who were very low-key.

Some cures are worse than the dangers they combat.