Readers have actually changed the way I've done things, changed the course of my career even, about four or five times. Just from reader feedback.

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.

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.

If you manage to live long enough, most of your greatest fears become fond memories to look back on.

He presented justice as a psychological relief.

Mark Winchester has left the band. He's decided that he's tired of the road and just wants to concentrate on his career in Nashville. I don't blame him at all. He'll certainly be missed.

I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax.

Economic theory has demonstrated in an irrefutable way that a prosperity created by an expansionist monetary and credit policy is illusory and must end in a slump, an economic crisis.

I want people to discover my movies, and however they choose to receive it is their business.

I love watching people improve it is a natural thing for me to do.

I never understood actors who could just wait around.

In terms of how [Allied] looks, it's fantastic and much better than I had hoped because it's so lush and so beautifully executed.

So long as the presence of death lurks with anyone who goes through the simple act of swallowing, I will make mine whiskey.