The beauty of the band was you never knew what was going to come out next.
Each time I read a book, I cataloged the parts that struck me dumb with envy and admiration for their beauty and power and truth.
Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times.
I want you to take a sleeve of Thin Mints and line them up on the edge of the kitchen counter and when I'm hungry I can just bend over and sweep a cookie into my mouth like I'm scoring a goal in hockey.
You gotta face the hand you're dealt with and deal with it, and make your problems be the smallest part of who you are.
It's like when you read a book and you know that the words are important, but the images blossoming in your imagination are even more important because it's your mind that allows the words to come to life.
Since I was trying so hard to make books lead my life, I didn’t want to read them and then just put them back on the shelf and say, “good book,” as if I was patting a good dog. I wanted books to change me, and I wanted to write books that would change others.
There is a spiritual side to me that goes real deep, but I confess right up front that I'm the biggest sinner of them all.
Teach me to treat all that comes to me with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all.
In spite of nuclear weapons, large numbers of American citizens feel totally insecure. And in spite of so much wealth, industry and technology, many Americans are living under deprivation and anxiety. So happiness is not in accumulation of material goods, it's in sharing and caring.
There's a shot up the alley. Oh, it's just foul.