It is impossible to believe anything into existence. The gospel did not come into being because men believed it. . . The fact always precedes the faith.
You have no right to feel entitled. You are not entitled to anything.
Developing personal power includes learning not to negotiate your self-worth for the sake of someone else or sell yourself short for a job.
Do not assume that divine guidance flows only when you are in need of help. Guidance continues to flow whether or not you have problems. It transcends problems, heartbreaks, and traumas, flowing through dreams and illuminations. Whether guidance comes during times of tranquility or trauma, however, it is up to you to have the courage to acknowledge it
The strings to our past are burned because we need a new beginning.
Your identity, self-esteem, and awareness of your ego lay the groundwork for your life. How you conduct yourself with others, and whether you have the strength to make your way without needing to ask for another's permission, depends on how well you succeed at the many challenges that awaken your need to take charge of who you are.
Master your responses to external events--don't attempt to control them.
Soul. The word rebounded to me, and I wondered, as I often had, what it was exactly. People talked about it all the time, but did anybody actually know? Sometimes I'd pictured it like a pilot light burning inside a person--a drop of fire from the invisible inferno people called God. Or a squashy substance, like a piece of clay or dental mold, which collected the sum of a person's experiences--a million indentations of happiness, desperation, fear, all the small piercings of beauty we've ever known.
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself.
I had a great time on The Shield. From working on it I have a totally different view of law enforcement.