When things aren't working out as you wish, be patient. Stop trying to move ahead of God. His timing is perfect. Trust Him.

You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.

Church is not an organization you join; it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where you find healing.

Anyone can stay true to your face, it's the people who stay true behind your back that really count.

Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.

If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.

Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.

The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Pray. Trust God. Enjoy life. Don't let the little things get you down.

Let your dreams be bigger than your fears, your actions louder than your words, and your faith stronger than your feelings

Three principles of prayer: 1. Keep it honest. 2. Keep it simple. 3. Keep it up.

Cheers to all the Rebels out there who care way too much about Art and Truth and Magic to fall in line with the mundane task of fitting in.

One need not hope in order to undertake nor succeed in order to persevere.

Self-awareness is not just relaxation and not just meditation. It must combine relaxation with activity and dynamism. Technology can aid that.

I don't know how not to get the flu.

If there is a way to delay an important decision, the good bureaucracy, public or private, will find it.

We [americans] have earned the moral authority, at least compared to anybody else in the world.

My life's accomplishments? Sanity, and you.

The design of a temple depends on symmetry, the principles of which must be most carefully observed by the architect.

Literature is not a subject of study, but an object of study.

The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.