There is no adversity that cannot be overcome by good character.

Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be.

Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey.

The key to a better life: Complain less, appreciate more. Whine less, laugh more. Talk less, listen more. Want less, give more. Hate less, love more. Scold less, praise more. Fear less, hope more.

People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world.

Pretty isn't beauty. Pretty is how you look; Beauty is who you are. Pretty is in the face and body; Beauty is in the heart, mind and soul. Pretty fades; Beauty grows.

Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New year will bring new opportunities.

What will matter is not your success but your significance.

When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.

Success in anything important rarely comes without the Five Horsemen of Success: planning, effort, positivity, perseverance and resilience.

The surest way to escape anxiety and defeat despair is action. Do, don't dwell.

If only the hat had mentioned a house for people who felt a bit queasy, that would have been the one for him.

This historic Christian doctrine of the divinity of Christ does not simply mean that Jesus is like God. It is far more radical than that. It means that God is like Jesus.

Each part of a great painting should in itself be a great painting.

Up through and including Lincoln, American politicians nursed a fantasy of repatriating blacks to Africa.

How you start the movie is critical. And how often you feel that there's no reason for how it's starting.

The antidote to this abuse of formal Government, is, the influence of private character, the growth of the Individual.

I have two kids, and I don't have to spank my kids.

We have the power to change our lives, and the world around us.

I'm from Cleveland. I like thunderstorms; I like a little rain in my life.