While it may not be a simple act, offering forgiveness not only has the power to heal relationships, it strengthens the well-being of those who give this life-changing gift.

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity.

Our world was created with a sense of order. For every loss, there is a gain. Sometimes we are so blinded by the loss that we don't see the gain, don't recognize the gift.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Cultivating the habit of good deeds will not only affect those around us, it will improve our own emotional well being.

Grandpa Patterson used to say: Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction.

Humans tend to build walls when they should be opening doors.

The best way to get even is to forget.

She said interruptions were simply God's appointments.

Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.

There are so many ways to change the world, and every single one starts with you.

Once you get into the world of dystopia, it's hard to avoid plagiarism, because other people have had such powerful visions.

People exaggerate the value of things they haven't got everybody worships truth and unselfishness because they have no experience with them

The brittle is easy to shatter.

Demagogue--a vessel containing beer and other liquids.

We are here to do a great work because the mind that created us knew what it wanted us to do when it created us.

Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.

Can't say it often enough — change your hair, change your life.

When we put aside partisanship, embrace the best ideas regardless of where they come from and work for principled compromise, we can move America not left or right, but forward.

All creative effort - including the making of an omelet - is preceded by destruction.