Happiness is a state of mind and not a state of possession. Be as you are and you will be happy, if you try to be someone else you will be miserable.

It is the road you take that decides your destiny and not your destiny that decides the road you take.

When there is truth in your being, God is always with you. When God is with you, there is no question of failure. Live your truth and not a life that others want you to live.

An entrepreneur is someone who empowers & pushes people to attain their highest capabilities.

Let them ridicule you, laugh at you, hurt you & ignore you but never let them stop you.

There is no one more capable of helping you than yourself.

We got a saying around here about our corn, ‘it grows knee-high by the Fourth of July.

When I ate vanilla frosting straight from the can, I could feel God standing right nest to me like a real best friend, watching, and smiling, and wishing he had a mouth.

I don't think you can ever regain your ignorance.

We as actors doubt up until the last minute that we can be this person. So everything matters, the more work you do, you get in touch with who the character is.

Having worked for him in the nuclear weapons policy business, I can tell you that President Reagan was committed to assuring the effectiveness of our nuclear deterrent.

We learn from tragedy. Slowly.

The joy of motherhood comes in moments. ... Families need unstructured time when relationships can deepen and real parenting can take place. Take time to listen, to laugh, and to play together.

Owning things is an obsession in our culture. If we own it, we feel we can control it; and if we control it, we feel it will give us more pleasure. The idea is an illusion.

Unnecessary customs live a brutally short life in America.