There is no magic. There is only knowledge, more or less hidden.

People don't want other people to be people.

Weak people believe what is forced on them. Strong people what they wish to believe, forcing that to be real.

Hope is a psychological mechanism unaffected by external realities.

When a gift is deserved, it is not a gift but a payment.

Time turns our lies into truths.

The best carpenters make the fewest chips.

And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform. Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.

All that this world knows of living lies in giving - and more giving; He that keeps, be sure he loses -Friendship grows by what it uses.

Neither angel, nor archangel, nor yet even the Lord Himself (who alone can say "I am with you"), can, when we have sinned, release us, unless we bring repentance with us.

You've got to make haste while it's still light of day.

Anyone who believes in magic is a fool.

Every crime will bring remorse to the man who committed it

Acceptance is the word we must substitute for dependence in dealing with the aged. Their acceptance of help, ours of their need.

Climate change is very real. It is a serious issue it should be treated that way... It is not just ours here in Iowa or even in the United States.

I've seen how much effort has to go into a tour, the performance and also how to look after yourself, not just physically, but mentally too.