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

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

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.

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

I believe that worrying about a bad thing prepares you for it when it comes. If you worry, the bad thing doesn't hit you as hard. You can roll with the punch if you see it coming.

There are people who are willing to protect freedom until there is nothing left of it.

The pursuit of dreams is the fulfillment of the scriptures.

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

My mother said I was a star when I was about four years old. That's all I need.

Inner slavery is even worse than outward slavery; and inner freedom is even better than outward freedom.

A man that will go along with six killings is making his escape a little slow.

I want to prove that he's wrong - he's wearing a t-shirt that says he won the last two fights.

Maybe I have just a younger voice than many other directors.

You can't be pregnant in leotards, and this is the last chance for us to get our bodies into the shape of concert dancers and capture it with the magic of film.