I don't go around thinking of myself as a great anything.
If you wait until everything in your life is perfect before you begin something challenging and new, you'll be waiting forever. The best time is NOW.
FOOD is the most widely abused anti-anxiety drug in America, and EXERCISE is the most potent yet underutilized antidepressant.
No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change.
The difference between who you are and who you want to be, is what you do.
It's Very Important to understand the difference between dreams and goals. Dreams are things we wish for-things you enjoy thinking about but don't really know when they'll happen. Goals, on the other hand, are specific things you have decided you need to accomplish within a clearly defined period of time.
There is a world of difference between knowing what to do and actually doing it.
Amis is acutely, vibrantly sensitive to the different registers of laughter. He knows that it can be the most affirming and uniquely human sound, and also the most sinister and animalistic one. He understands every note of every octave that separates the liberating shout of mirth from the cackle of a bully or the snigger of a sadist.
You are either a Christian or you are not a Christian; you cannot be partly a Christian. You are either "dead" or "alive"; you are either "born" or "not born".
Never underestimate a man's ability to make you feel guilty for his mistakes.
I had always been singing, all of my life, but it wasn't until I got out of high school and was on my own that I didn't have any accompaniment.