...When we lift our voices tiny molehills of difference become great mountains of conflict.

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

God is the designer of the family.

Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others

Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him.

You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. . . it's your choice

Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.

Whatever you do, do well. Be good at it. Stand a little taller. Be a little stronger. Be a little better.

The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.

Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude.

Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.

One swallows the lie that flatters, but sips the bitter truth drop by drop.

Intuitive knowing can be described as an openness to flashes of insight

It's just a feeling I have. What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real. My enemy is, among other things, the me inside me.

Language and reality are kept strictly apart—reality is tough, unyielding stuff, and it doesn’t care what you think or feel or say about it. Or it shouldn’t.

History is not Time; nor is evolution. They are both consequences. Time is a state: the flame in which there lives the salamander of the human soul.

If the next record is no better than Gish, then we've failed.

No one needs to feel sorry for me or anyone else who has fallen victim to success.

The most effective means of fighting crime in the United States is to outlaw the possession of any type of firearm by the civilian populace.

I know we play a part in the story of progressive music, but for us those influences are the real fathers, the ones that we were interested in.

Sometimes I don't drink so the next day I can remember having fun.