Some people think they have discernment when actually they are just suspicious. Suspicion comes out of the unrenewed mind; discernment comes out of the renewed spirit.

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.

Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.

Encourage everyone you meet with a smile or compliment. Make them feel better when you leave their presence and they will always be glad to see you coming.

We suffer much agony because we try to get from people what only God can give us, which is a sense of worth and value. Look to God for what you need, not to people.

Love can melt the hardest heart, heal the wounds of the broken heart and quiet the fears of the anxious heart.

I make mistakes every day. I'm not perfect in my behavior, but I want to be and that's what God is after, a heart that wants to be.

Don't be afraid to step out, have dreams, have visions, have hopes and always, always, always believe in miracles.

A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.

When we are truly confident and secure, the opinions of others cannot control us.

We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow. Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so.

Laughter and Enjoyment is the Key to Entertainment.

People always ask me how I manage to find humor in so much bleakness. I think this is almost a necessary skill to have.

What I feel bad about is not having published very much in the last few years.

We're better than Metallica. We're better musicians, better players. Put it this way, they can try to walk onstage after an Iron Maiden show if they want.

Forgetful youth! but know, the Power above With ease can save each object of his love; Wide as his will extends his boundless grace.

People talking without speaking,/ People listening without hearing...Sounds of Silence.

I’m definitely a girly-girl and I love playing with fashion, but at the same time I will go skydiving with you tomorrow.

I imagined that being someday in pro ball I would have been Kevin Costner in Bull Durham. If I had never discovered acting, I literally would have been that guy.

Few people realize how badly they write. Nobody has shown them how much excess or murkiness has crept into their style.