Years were wasted trying to make him feel better. I never stopped to see if I felt appreciated.

You move forward because you have to. Life doesn't stand still. It makes you move on until you want to move on, you know? It'll run you over if you don't move.

The Christian should work as if all depended upon him, and pray as if it all depended upon God.

I have been a stranger here in my own land: All my life

If you raise a daughter to be both independent and an excellent marksman, you have to accept the fact that your control over her actions is at an end.

Her hatred glittered irresistibly. I could see it, the jewel, it was sapphire, it was the cold lakes of Norway.

Valour lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.

I don't go out and play football and stuff - that's not me. I want to think, I want to build, I want to talk, I want to create.

Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful; if there is any real emotion to express, the expression will be moving.

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

Picture yourself five years from now. Where do you want to be? Remember that. Every day. That's how you'll get there.

How are things visible? Can you see an egg against a white background? Not by drawing a line around it can you make it evident.