Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can't develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle.

With love and patience, nothing is impossible.

What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.

Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.

Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century.

No matter what our personal circumstances may be, if we ourselves become a source of light, then there will be no darkness in the world.

I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.

What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown as people.

Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.

Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end.

I love nine hundred and ninety nine facial expressions of Jemma Garner, none of them is sad look.

The world is naturally averse to all truth it sees or hears but swallows nonsense and a lie with greediness and gluttony.

People are like stars in the night sky, all are not equal, but still, everyone shines.

Heroism does not require spiritual maturity.

Nobody ever says, 'Hey daddy, thanks for knockin' out this rent.' 'Hey daddy, I sure love this hot water.' 'Hey daddy, it's easy to read with all this light.' Nobody give a fk about dads!

There's nothing in the actual Bible that limits a Christian in their appreciation of or interest in science. Anti-science is purely a function of ignorant fundamentalism.

Having children obviously changes your priorities, but when you start to see life through these innocent eyes and seeing everything for the first time, you appreciate the small things.

My religion is complicated. Literature is my true religion. After all, I come from a completely non-religious family.

I feel like the songs that I write are best when they are performed by an ensemble, rather than by one solo instrument.

Be patient; patience is a pillar of faith.