The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change.

Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.

With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.

The greatest test of life is obedience to God.

The more we express our gratitude to God for our blessings, the more he will bring to our mind other blessings. The more we are aware of to be grateful for, the happier we become.

You are free to choose, but you are not free to alter the consequences of your decisions.

Some of the greatest battles you will face will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.

Thoughts lead to acts, acts lead to habits, habits lead to character - and our character will determine our eternal destiny.

When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives.

The way to feel better about your own situation is to improve someone else’s circumstances.

Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul.

Please don't take my wings...

For you to make your creative work creative, you must seek creativity from the creator.

The man who doesn't howl at the moon when his mother dies is no man at all.

Had I told the seaWhat I felt for you, It would have left its shores, Its shells, Its fish, And followed me.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

Thank all the people in the world who are always 10% kinder than they need to be.

If there were one city I should pick to live in, it would be New York. It is a city where I walk down the street and feel anything is possible.

Your world will change whether or not you choose to change, but you have the power to choose it's direction.

Failures are life's way of nudging you and letting you know you are off course. Trying new things and not being afraid to fail along the way are more important than what you learn in school.

I was always fascinated by diagramming a sentence. Because that is going into a space, going into a world of language.