Now is the time to realize your potential and look beyond disappointment and focus on blessings. They are all around you, if you only take the time to welcome them into your life.

Happiness will never flourish in a life bereft of optimism.

I understand (finally) that God does not REACT to prayers or petitions. He has ACTED. It is already done.

Why trade definite for a maybe?

Depending on the strength of the relationship, level of communication and one’s tolerance for discord, many people are able to get past normal skirmishes unscathed.

In relationships, everyone makes mistakes. If you are forgiven for yours, don't take it for granted.

Truth be told, many couples spend more time planning the wedding and the honeymoon than they do preparing for the marriage.

Trying to change someone to suit your desires is a setup for disappointment.

No one should gain access to the important areas of your life if you are not absolutely sure they are there for good reason.

No matter how worldly I became, there was always that one part of me that never forgot where I came from and how simple life was there.

Don't be managed by the likelihood of mishaps. Be motivated by the promise of favor!

You know the saying: he who doesn't understand history is doomed to repeat it. And when it's repeated, the stakes are doubled.

Love heals the heart.

I'm confident, but not so confident that I'm cocky.

No concept man forms is valid unless he integrates it without contradiction into the sum of his knowledge.

A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime.

The point of acting is to hide yourself and get lost in character. To play the same character in eighteen movies would be defeating the purpose I believe so I try to keep a little bit of diversity.

A gentlemen is one who never strikes a woman without provocation.

That energy which makes a child hard to manage is the energy which afterwards makes him a manager of life.

Love's pleasure lasts but a moment; love's sorrow lasts all through life.

I've learned so much from my professors and have been fortunate to have had so many good ones, including Frederick and Steven Barthelme, Edward Carey, Jim Magnuson, and Elizabeth McCracken.