empathy is like a universal solvent. Any problem immersed in empathy becomes soluble.

A child may be "spoiled" by a lack of training or by inappropriate love that gives or trains incorrectly.

Doesn't the telling of something always become a story?

I am a rational man, but haven't you heard? i'm also insane. It gives me a unique perspective on things.

God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for me? My limbs work, so I'm not going to complain about the way my body is shaped.

No labor is hard, no time is long, wherein the glory of eternity is the mark we level at.

One of the most important lessons of childhood is discovering what you like to do.

What happened in Flint is immoral. The children of Flint are just as precious as the children of any other part of America.

Pray to your God, open your heart. Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark.

Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.

I love music of all kinds, but there's no greater music than the sound of my grandchildren laughing; my kids, too.