Sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do because it's the right choice. But occasionally we have to put ourselves first.

you’re so afraid of everyone pitying you that you’d rather nurture their contempt than accept their forgiveness"- Stacey Michaels

The more you take on, the more efficient you become. You only learn how much you can actually do by trying to do too much.

Knowing that we are fulfilling God's purpose is the only thing that gives rest to the restless human heart.

The instinct of interest is the universal instinct of mankind.

Watch out for emergencies. They are your big chance.

I got arrested for graffiti. I got arrested - a lot of, like, underage drinking, drunk in public, shoplifting, you know, your various, like, suburban arrests, I guess.

There's a problem with wounded birds, Cassie," Connor said. "Either they fly away from you one day, or else they never get better. They stay hurt no matter what you do.

Do what you say you are going to do, when you say you are going to do it, in the way you said you were going to do it.

Like Adam, formed from clay, children are formed from the biological material of which they are made or by the hands of their parents.

I do not give a damn what I look like, I don't. I wish I could pay attention because Gwen Stefani, say, looks flawless. Of course, when I'm on red carpets, I'm nervous, sweaty, and weird.