Life lived to help others is the only life that matters.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

If you can't stand the heat, don't go to Cancun in the summer.

It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.

Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... But not everyone must prove they are a citizen.

And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.

Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

What's a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son.

Let us tear down the romantic trappings that have adorned passion. Let us cease believing that the measure of a man’s love lies in how stupid he has become or is willing to be.

I don't know if you call a burger 'recession food.' It's comfort food.

The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.

Nothing is harder to resist than a bit of flattery.

We all look at ourselves in the mirror and think, 'Am I good?'

I value peace, too, when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies.

Poetry lies at the centre of the literary experience because it is the form that most clearly asserts the specificity of literature.

Life is sometimes very complicated, but we can purposely learn to enjoy the simple yet powerful and beautiful things God has created!

Thanksgiving-day, I fear, If one the solemn truth must touch, Is celebrated, not so much To thank the Lord for blessing o'er, As for the sake of getting more!

Happiness is the result of what you do.