My mama told me in college, 'I love you, and you're God's child, but natural beauty will only take you so far.'

It's about focusing on the fight and not the fright.

Life provides losses and heartbreak for all of us-but the greatest tragedy is to have the experience and miss the meaning.

You have to CHANGE the way you THINK in order to CHANGE the way you FEEL

Optimism is a muscle that gets stronger with use.

Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.

I want people to know there are infinite possibilities in life to be grateful for. I love that people feel comfortable coming up to me and telling me stories about things they have gone through.

When fear knocks, to let faith answer the door.

Venture outside your comfort zone. To stop growing is to stop living.

It takes courage to believe the best is yet to come!

You have to be willing to put yourself in position for good things to happen

Action without thought is mindlessness, and thought without action is hypocritical.

If we say that God has always been, why not save a step and conclude that the universe has always been?

If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the contempt and disgrace falling upon the ungenerous and mean person.

The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding.

I learned that realism can come in all shapes and sizes. The world is big enough for different values to coexist.

Start a 'Stop Doing' list. I'll leave it as an existential dilemma on whether to put that task on your To Do list

Even as a baby I quickly learned to crawl out of my crib. ... They'd put up barriers but I learned how to go over them.

Georgia is not just a European country, but one of the most ancient European countries.

A smile is the beginning of peace.

I'm just a regular dude with an odd job.