I don't earn my money from trying to hurt people or get in the tabloids.

My dogs are about unconditional love. It's so wonderful to walk in the door from a long day and all they want to do is be loved and to give and give.

Keep on shining, keep on smiling, don't lose faith, and don't lose heart. When you're crying, just keep trying to remind yourself, you're a shining star, yes you are.

Online bullying has to stop.

I believe for everyone who goes astray, someone will come to show the way.

You can't break what's broken already.

I will love you all my life and when I die I will still love you through eternity and beyond.

The Holy Spirit said I was blessed and was going to touch hearts everywhere.

I've never heard a song written from a stepmother's point of view, about their family.

Even one kid going hungry in America is one too many. How can we stand by when the reality is that there are more than 12 million underfed children in the U.S.? We can make a difference.

No matter which way I move you, that's a powerful thing to be able to do.

All know the way few actually walk it.

I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see, I sought my god, but my god eluded me; And then I sought my sisters and my brothers, and in them I found all three.

There's ways to amuse yourself while doing things and thats how I look at efficency.

Some things arrive in their own mysterious hour, on their own terms and not yours, to be seized or relinquished forever.

In my youth I thought of writing a satire on mankind! but now in my age I think I should write an apology for them.

Be like a sponge when it comes to each new experience. If you want to be able to express it well, you must first be able to absorb it well.

It will be a shame if either side lose, and that applies to both sides.

The strength of any plan depends on the time. Circumstances and things eternally shift and change.

Writers, at least writers of fiction, are always full of anxiety and worry.

I consciously focus on my blessings and remember what has gotten me through my past struggles: my faith and the belief that everything happens for a reason.