The best people in the world aren't those who never fail - but those who fail and learn something from it. I hope that your goal in life isn't to slide safely into death not having screwed up much.

Darius was clearly of the opinion That the air is also man's dominion, And that, with paddle or fins or pinion, We soon or late Shall navigate The azure, as now we sail the sea.

Our tendency is to be strong, self-sufficient, and dependent on our own willpower, but rather than try harder, we should reach out to the God who is all-powerful.

With years a richer life begins, the spirit mellow: ripe age gives tones to violins, wine, and good fellows.

Life is simply better when we are with others, and worse when we are isolated. God designed us to be connected, and life breaks down when we are not.

Men are polished, through act and speech, Each by each, As pebbles are smoothed on the rolling beach.

I'm not looking for starters, I'm looking for finishers.

The central message of the Bible is about God redeeming a humanity that is in trouble and suffering.

Though your experience may indicate that God has forgotten you or has left you alone, He is on your side. He is the God of grace, and He is actively working on your behalf.

The birds can fly, An' why can't I?

Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive, the blessing lies.

Those who achieve the extraordinary are usually the most ordinary because they have nothing to prove to anybody. Be Humble.

There is more to living than not dying.

I cared not a whit whether Time were “a form of thought, ” or an aspect of reality, or (this was later) compoundable with Space. What I wanted to know was: How it got mixed?

I'm a baby. I sleep like a baby - I'm up every two hours. And I think a lot. I worry a lot. I have great nights of no sleep where ideas come.

He had moved from thought to words, and now from words to actions.

Everything in the gospel teaches us that we can change if we need to, that we can be helped if we truly want it, that we can be made whole, whatever the problems of the past.

When I'm not working, I am the laziest person. I can literally lie on a couch and watch television for 15 hours.

I explain that as Latinos, we can also be professionals.

I’d rather have the thieves than the neighbors - the thieves don't impose. Thieves just want your things, neighbors want your time.

We writers have this saying 'Kill your darlings'... but I suppose you family men don't agree with it.