There is one message children can never hear enough as they grow up, and adults should never forget as long as they live: To accomplish big things, you must first dream big dreams.

The voice of reason is inaudible to irrational people.

To have meaning, our lives require both passion and purpose. A life without passion is like a furnace without fuel, and without purpose, like a ship without a rudder.

Never let the worst of you get the best of you.

Sometimes I wonder which is worse - confrontational people who are afraid of caring or caring people who are afraid of confrontation.

It is one of history's greatest ironies that, over the centuries, the pursuit of pleasure has resulted in more pain than enjoyment.

Adolescence is a kind of slavery cleverly disguised as freedom.

When all things are considered, happiness is a better indicator of success than success has ever been of happiness.

Even though it runs counter to popular belief, Life's critical decisions are usually made in the heart and only later ratified by the brain.

The secret of a successful relationship is avoiding the unforgivable and forgiving the unavoidable.

Throughout history, most of the wrongs of the world have resulted from people absolutely sure they were in the right.

One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious, and the same may be said of guilt.

God takes us through life's journey. Always nudging our Spirits to go for plus and shun the minus.

And I finished college because I thought how much it would upset my parents if I didnt.

I deem as heroic those who have the harder task, face it unflinchingly and live. In this world women do that.

Preparedness and punctuality are two of the most important qualities of a leader.

Those who insist on transferring the Iranian nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council have received an additional argument for doing so.

Are you building up your house, or are you tearing it down? Your 'house' is the sphere of relationships that God has placed you in.

I'm over-educated in the things I shouldn't have known at all.

My body, thus, and all my good besides, And all my merits gained and to be gained, I give them all away withholding nothing To bring about the benefit of beings.

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.