Ambition is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Be organized in maximizing time

What happens to us are tiny matters compare to us response to any situation.

I would rather suffer with passion than not feel anything at all.

The power of God’s grace is a transformed life.

I just do whatever I do, and put it out there without tryin to cater to anybody. If you like it, you like it.

It's never very useful to see your character as a villain. You have to play them the way they see themselves.

Music is what I love, take that away from me and I really got nothing.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.

Either I conquer Istanbul or Istanbul conquers me.

A lot of times your spouse sees things about you that you don't necessarily see.