Good-nature is one of the richest fruits of true Christianity.

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.

There can be few situations more fearful than breaking down in darkness on the highway leading to Casablanca. I have rarely felt quite so vulnerable or alone.

An emotionally locked person refuses to let go of their sad memories and live in the now.

Don't just survive while waiting for someone's revolution to clear your head.

People come into your life and people leave it... you just have to trust that life has a road mapped out for you.

Just because I accept you as you are does not mean that I have given up all hope of your improvement.

I'm an extrovert, I like to gesticulate and talk loud and stuff, and the theater is easy for me.

Finally you begin to make your mistakes on the highest level-let's say the upper slopes of slippery Parnassus-and it's at that point you need coaching.

It is the next step forward on the path to the sunrise, and the sun is rising over a new heaven and a new earth.

Being a grandmother is one of the least strange things in my life. It makes more sense than a lot of things... like photo shoots!

A pair of Blahniks and a girl can vanquish anything