I am not the one of us who has no heart.
Heaven is blessed with perfect rest but the blessing of earth is toil.
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.
A river is the most human and companionable of all inanimate things. It has a life, a character, a voice of its own; and it is as full of good fellowship as a sugar maple is of sap. It can talk in various tones, loud or low, and of many subjects grave and gay. . . . For real company and friendship there is nothing, outside of the animal kingdom, that is comparable to a river.
My Intent today is to expand the flow of abundance through the energy of gratitude.
In the end, worship can never be a performance, something you're pretending or putting on. It's got to be an overflow of your heart. . . Worship is about getting personal with God, drawing close to God.
Later on, towards the end of their lives, I thanked her. I said, "Mom, you were really tough. " She said, "I wasn't tough! I always believed in you. "
I go to see grand prix every year, and I watch every race on TV for sure. I probably go to three or four CART races and three or four Formula One races.