Then I realize that words like "optimism" and "hope" which appear in all those self-help books that claim they'll make us more confident and better to cope with life, are just that: words.

We can't choose our lives, but we can decide what to do with the joys or griefs we're given.

See, it's not that I'm jealous of others. I just don't understand why they can be happy and I can't.

A dream is always risky, for there is a price to pay.

If evil exists its to be found in our fears.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

Treat your family like guests and your guests like family.

The people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind.

It's early on a beautiful winter morning. The house is quiet. The sun is shining. I'm thankful. I'm happy. My cup runneth over. Now there's coffee everywhere.

I guess I've found that I'd rather be alone than with the wrong person.

By confessing Jesus Christ as Lord, we give to Him all the rights to our lives.

Silence ought also to be the core of each concert. Remember the anagram: listen = silent.

The turning point in history will be the moment man becomes aware that the only god of man is man himself.

We are apt to believe in Providence so long as we have our own way; but if things go awry, then we think, if there is a God, he is in heaven, and not on earth.

The wave is ignorant of the true nature of the sea: how can the temporal comprehend the eternal?