The difference between famous creators and struggling artists is that the creators know that improving the lives of others deserves the highest reward.

Everyone and everything that shows up in our life is a reflection of something that is happening inside of us.

Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want.

Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.

Guilt: punishing yourself before God doesn't.

Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.

Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good.

Happy people do not demand a lot from the world because their happiness proceeds from a place deeper than the world can touch.

Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information but of unlearning old limits.

The fire of purpose easily melts the icicles of obstacles.

To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny.

If the pen is mightier than the sword, a sharpie must be plain deadly!

For all the hardship, I was still excited to be on the trail, testing my endurance, feeling especially alive as strength and fatigue flowed alternately through my limbs.

The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players.

We always marry someone for the purpose of finishing our childhood.

The dog that I was given on The Hills for Christmas is with my best friend's family.

I'm not a loner at all.

If you can't write like New York, you have no business living in New York and making New York the locale of your stories.

Post-apocalyptic novels tell you that in the future there is some great war. I would tell you that most cops say that it's going on right now.

Watching the season for me is about watching the chess matches.

The government of Iran claims that every two years there are elections. But none of them are free.