Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: 'I'm with you kid. Let's go.'

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

In the silence of children, God exists, directing their thoughts and sending us subtle reminders as not forgetting gratitude even in the littlest of things.

The perfect person isn't what you're being asked to be, but a beautiful soul will suffice. " ~ Roy Hale

God, in his infinite wisdom, hid Hell in the middle of Paradise, to keep us on our toes.

Observe all men, thyself most.

Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD's on and hit play and random things come out.

If you are too busy in your church activities to take care of your family, then perhaps we had better find something else for you to do.

You never know what you're going to share. I can play, I know what is written - the marks, the things the composer tells me to do - and I do it, but it will still sound different each day.

To come to Christ costs you nothing, to follow Christ costs you something, to serve Christ will cost you everything.

The thing I absolutely love about food is it's a common thread that connects us no matter what culture we come from.

It doesn't matter if it's a school play or a dumb TV show. It's your work. You should care about it so much that people get annoyed with you.