The Divine mind does not think for us, or inspite of us, but works in us to think, and to will, and to do.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

I write because I hate. A lot. Hard.

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When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids.

For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ.

Jesus' commandment never wishes to destroy life, but rather to preserve, strengthen, and heal life.

I've always been extremely lucky in my life.

You never pull the trigger until you know you can win.

I believe that the artist's involvement in the capitalist structure is disadvantageous to the artist and forces him to produce objects in order to live.

I work when I feel like I can do something that pleases me, that I think I can give a little more than I've given up to yesterday.

When you win an election, you are always inclined to believe you won for the reasons you wanted to win.