The more you venture to live greatly, the more you will find within you what it takes to get on top of the things and stay there.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.

A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions

Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already.

If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast." ~

You have a choice everyday... You can choose every morning whether you will be depressed and miserable, or whether you will be happy.

FAMILY. The ties that bind. The cement that builds character, strength of purpose, mutual respect, values.

Librarian: taking the E.T. out of Libertarian.

Voluntary self-directed religion was more dangerous to the Church than any number of infidels.

A loss is a loss, examine why you lost. A win is a win, evaluate what made you successful.

If you are a good student of life, wisdom becomes your rain, falling heavily on your mind!

No, my little Pearl! Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee.

There are many different ways that people get licensed or ordained through different ministries, denominations, etc. So - but for myself, there was no formal seminary.

The roles we play in each other's lives are only as powerful as the trust and connection between us--the protection, safety, and caring we are willing to share.

All the Ten Commandments and prayer is an acknowledgement of the Almighty God. We will not back down from that.

I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.