Our enemy, the devil, wants to control us, and his target is our will. The main way he tries to influence our will is through lying to us.

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.

Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.

Encourage everyone you meet with a smile or compliment. Make them feel better when you leave their presence and they will always be glad to see you coming.

We suffer much agony because we try to get from people what only God can give us, which is a sense of worth and value. Look to God for what you need, not to people.

Love can melt the hardest heart, heal the wounds of the broken heart and quiet the fears of the anxious heart.

I make mistakes every day. I'm not perfect in my behavior, but I want to be and that's what God is after, a heart that wants to be.

Don't be afraid to step out, have dreams, have visions, have hopes and always, always, always believe in miracles.

A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.

When we are truly confident and secure, the opinions of others cannot control us.

The natural world sustains me and fills me with joy.

You have the paintbrush in your hand, you can make the picture of your life brighter and bigger or duller and darker, it’s up to you.

We are often more a piece of work than a work of art.

Eyes locked, they stared. She felt bleeding pain down to her soul.

The tattoo has a profound meaning: the superficiality of modern man's existence.

What a glorious garden of wonders the lights of Broadway would be to anyone lucky enough to be unable to read.

Everybody feels like they need a photograph because we're in a generation where, if you don't document it, it didn't occur. So you've got to stop and take a picture with everybody.

I beg you not to resort to demonstrations, for they have become nothing but burned paper.

Everything in your life is there as a vehicle for your transformation. Use it!

What kills me is that everybody thinks I like Jazz.