The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will and the other from a strong won't.

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 read old poems I wrote. They were all about you.

The truth of life is that almost all that we achieve through pain is the best medicine for us, as most drugs are bitter

The reason I don't tour is that I don't know how to front a band. What would I do? I can't really play anything well enough to deal with that situation.

Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.

Years ago, I tried to top everybody, but I don't anymore. I realized it was killing conversation. When you're always trying for a topper you aren't really listening. It ruins communication

I'm not the color of my skin. I'm a story. One with a past and a future unwritten.

If we approach Nature with , it will serve us as our best friend, a friend that won't let us down.

I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.

I seize all opportunities with two hands. Everything that's happened to me has taught me to live in the moment as much as possible.

I went through seventh grade in private school. I went to private school from kindergarten to seventh grade.