Our world was created with a sense of order. For every loss, there is a gain. Sometimes we are so blinded by the loss that we don't see the gain, don't recognize the gift.

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Cultivating the habit of good deeds will not only affect those around us, it will improve our own emotional well being.

Grandpa Patterson used to say: Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction.

Humans tend to build walls when they should be opening doors.

The best way to get even is to forget.

She said interruptions were simply God's appointments.

Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.

It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are finished. Mrs. Miracle

So much is lost, he said, in the shipwreck. What remains are fragments, and if you don't hold on to them the sea will take them too.

Authority that can not be questioned is tyranny" Terry Pratchett: A Slip of the Keyboard

It's hard to get a hug wrong.

We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together.

I don't think I'm proud of anything in acting.

My personal feeling is that audiences are crying out for stories they can invest in and feel. I see a lot of big movies that leave me feeling rather numb.

Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body.

that's as nutty as squirrel turds

You forgot my first lesson: don't hesitate.

The only decisions I'm making at the moment are whether I have tea, coffee, toast or cornflakes in the morning.