Sometimes God calms the storm. Sometimes He lets the storm rage and He calms you

You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.

Church is not an organization you join; it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where you find healing.

Anyone can stay true to your face, it's the people who stay true behind your back that really count.

Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.

If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.

Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.

The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Pray. Trust God. Enjoy life. Don't let the little things get you down.

Let your dreams be bigger than your fears, your actions louder than your words, and your faith stronger than your feelings

Three principles of prayer: 1. Keep it honest. 2. Keep it simple. 3. Keep it up.

My dear cousin has a very odd relationship with fear -- though mostly she's too busy to be bothered with it.

be careful with words you utter you might not swallow your own words, but you might bite your tongue as well..

You should marry me", he said. "I will be good to you. I am not like these men. I have manners. You would see how kind I would be. I would never leave you. You could have an easy life.

Tears don’t make you a girl, but they sure make you human.

I lived in Miami for a while in a section with a lot of really old people. The average age in my apartment house was dead.

Once the object has been constructed, I have a tendency to rediscover in it, transformed and displaced, images, impressions, facts which have deeply moved me (often without my knowing it).

I've learned that regardless of color or age, we all need about the same amount of love.

A society that produces suicide murderers in quantity is essentially committing its own suicide.

It's easier to deny the reality of the problem altogether than acknowledge that it is real.

Rudeness is what gets to me [when someone being rude to me in a supermarket]. Yeah. That one does get to me, I have to say.