The handholds for hope are there for all of us but are made plainest to those in poverty, for whom survival actually depends on hope in their God.

Just know this: What you will do among children is as close to the heart of God and central to his kingdom as anything we could mention.

If God places a child before you, and you are too busy to wield either a positive or negative influence...you just did the later! You communicated that the child doesn't matter and isn't important.

So why is a third of our world battling obesity and spending huge sums to burn off excess calories, while the other two-thirds yearn to get more of them?

I never just dreamed of success, I worked for it. Dreaming is good, but working is what gets you results.

I'm just a wretched half-blood girl caught in a storm."Akil tasted his wine and smiled. "Muse, you are the storm.

I don't need a man in my life.

We evolved in a tropical climate where the smells of plants and flowers were all around us. We spent a lot of time in the trees with a lot of sunlight and no clothes.

Some of the fans look at me as a villain or not a nice guy for some reason. I don't feel like that's the case, personally.

Better die standing than live kneeling.

The hope of courage lies in every heart, together with the fear that we will fail. When the test came, you did not fail.

You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'til they get thumped.

St. Paul's Chapel stands - without so much as a broken window. Little miracle.

The standard progressive approach of the moment is to mix color-conscious moral invective with color-blind public policy.