Sorry to bother you,” Bella said over the wailing. “But she wants her daddy.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

I want to be able to speak to as many people as I can in my life and share this with the world!

Strike a match, ignite my past.

The positive testimony of history is that the State invariably had its origin in conquest and confiscation. No primitive State known to history originated in any other manner.

Holding your brain hostage against your own stupidity - that was how to get stuff done.

Young people should travel, and they don't. You can't know if you don't go.

Meditation is like a bath for the mind; it clears and refreshes our windows of perception, allowing more light, love, and happiness to flow into lives.

Judo helps us to understand that worry is a waste of energy.

I knew a girl so ugly, she had a face like a saint-a Saint Bernard!

I recognize that losing is a part of growth in this sport and it's a positive thing in the long run.

If you depend on God's grace there is no such thing as impossible.