Perhaps if one really knew when one was happy one would know the things that were necessary in one's life.

I began to have an idea of my life, not as slow shaping of achievement to fit my preconceived purposes, but as the gradual discovery and growth of a purpose which I did not know.

There seemed to be endless obstacles - it seemed that the root cause of them all was fear.

I used to worry about what life was for - now being alive seems sufficient reason.

The aim of the painting is that the eye should find out what it likes.

Colour is, on the evidence of language alone, very bound up with the feelings.

I came to the conclusion then that "continual mindfulness". . . must mean, not a sergeantmajor-like drilling of thoughts, but a continual readiness to accept whatever came.

I want to draw and study a few things closely by feeling, not thinking.

Love is not getting, but giving. It is sacrifice. And sacrifice is glorious!

Sometimes I find that in my happy moments I could not believe that I had ever been miserable.

Grandpa had made the Lord seem so real, I wouldn't of been surprised if he'd said good night to Him. But after a long pause he just said a-men.

The health of your future kids does not start with their birth—it starts with you, right now, well before you plan to impregnate your wife.

It is doubtless a vice to turn one's eyes inward too much but I am my own comedy and tragedy.

What we tell students in formal schooling: “Sit down, stay quiet, and absorb. Do this for 12 to 16 years and all will be well.

You should not propose marriage until you have resolved your feelings about your ex.

We only hurt others because we don't love ourselves. Learning to truly love yourself changes your relationship with everyone.

If I were Satan and my ultimate goal was to thwart God's kingdom and purposes, one of my main strategies would be to get churchgoers to ignore the Holy Spirit.

People who live in more than two countries are more successful innovators.

My primary phone is the iPhone. I love the beauty of it. But I wish it did all the things my Android does, I really do.

We must not just patch and tinker with life. We must keep renewing it. Embrace novelty and uniqueness.