Let every hindrance to joy become the soil out of which joy blossoms.

What a pity every child couldn't learn to read under a willow tree.

It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out.

There is no escape if love is not there

She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.

Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.

God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.

Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

Whatever your situation might be, set your mind to whatever you want to do and put a good attitude in it, and I believe that you can succeed.

he puppeteers really responded to it. Patrick Bistrow really responded to it, it's great fun to do improve comedy with puppets.

I'd make Jack Benny look like a philanthropist.

Each to choose their own paths in life, regardless of education, no one can predict the outcome, then one goal in front of him. Anything that can be based on the values of what's coming

I don't feel like I need a break from the theater, ever.

EMBRACING THE EXISTING Japanese perspective on urban history and context

I regard the people as a great being, inspired by a single idea. This is my problem. I strove to solve it in this opera.

If Saddam were to be replaced tomorrow he would probably be replaced with someone who's just as bad or worse than he is.

So many people supported me through my public life and I will never forget them.

I ask you, if a mad man came in and abducted your child and I said to you I can bring your child homedoes it matter how I bring them home?