The first step to receiving more blessings is appreciating the ones you have.

Happiness will never flourish in a life bereft of optimism.

I understand (finally) that God does not REACT to prayers or petitions. He has ACTED. It is already done.

Why trade definite for a maybe?

Depending on the strength of the relationship, level of communication and one’s tolerance for discord, many people are able to get past normal skirmishes unscathed.

In relationships, everyone makes mistakes. If you are forgiven for yours, don't take it for granted.

Truth be told, many couples spend more time planning the wedding and the honeymoon than they do preparing for the marriage.

Trying to change someone to suit your desires is a setup for disappointment.

No one should gain access to the important areas of your life if you are not absolutely sure they are there for good reason.

No matter how worldly I became, there was always that one part of me that never forgot where I came from and how simple life was there.

Don't be managed by the likelihood of mishaps. Be motivated by the promise of favor!

I read somewhere once that getting lost is the best way to find yourself.

Maturity consists of no longer being taken in by oneself.

When I started to watch some of the films I'd done, I realized I was doing movies that I might not actually want to see.

It is a great advantage to a President, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know he is not a great man.

The rise of fascism in Europe sent most Americans home. Some black American communists who had emigrated to the Soviet Union perished in Stalin's purges of the late 1930s.

Just because you married doesn't mean you're not an individual person with your own wants and desires and needs.

There is perhaps nothing worse than reaching the top of the ladder and discovering that you’re on the wrong wall.

Big, undreamed-of things — the people on the edge see them first.

I made films from the - when I was a little kid, my father bought me a movie camera. I just wanted to. I don't know how. You just learn, you just do it. You just do it.

I think it's really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition