No one chooses his parent or childhood, but you can choose your own direction. Everyone has problems and obstacles to overcome.

We can only keep what we have by being willing to freely give it away; a paraphrase of Jesus Christ.

Best smiles come after the toughest time.

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

God helps those who help themselves.

I really wish Mike and Joe would stop drawing on me while I'm sleeping.

Somehow we must be able to show people that democracy is not about words, but action.

I'm just too busy living every day to really spend a lot of time thinking 'am I old?' I'm this age. I am in this moment and in this life.

I personally translated the word 'vendetta' as Italian for 'What do you mean, "you want to see other women"?

It's such a colossal effort not to be haunted by what's lost, but to be enchanted by what was.

Fame gets you in the door but it doesn't keep you in the room.

I believe I have a responsibility that goes along with the money I make. I can help a lot of people.

Inspiring bold JohnBarleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!

Life is about growing, learning, and becoming. You can not grow, learn, or become if you can not embrace the changes in your life.

Sometimes guessing is the best you can do. In the real world, we guess all the time and it serves us well.