I dressed up as a veterinarian for a Halloween costume party. I had the lab coat. I got a couple of stuffed animals for patients and put bandages on them.

I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.

There's a power in words. There's a power in being able to explain and describe and articulate what you know and feel and believe about the world, and about yourself.

At this point in my life Id like to live as if only love mattered.

So don't be tempted by the shiny apple Don't you eat of a bitter fruit Hunger only for a taste of justice Hunger only for a world of truth 'Cause all that you have is your soul.

We all must live our lives always feeling, always thinking the moment has arrived.

I don't try to project any image at all, other than the person that I am.

Why do babies starve /When there's enough food to feed the world /Why when there's so many of us /Are there people still alone

We are the spirit, the collective conscience. We create the pain, and suffering, and beauty in this world.

You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.

I'll toss my coins in the fountain, Look for clovers in grassy lawns Search for shooting stars in the night Cross my fingers and dream on.

Passion is a key to unlimited success. Without it, we wither and die. It drives our hearts, our minds and our souls to achieve the best possible results.

I think every beautiful tale in the world hides the truth and reveals it little by little.

You get more negative reactions than positive reactions as you go through life, and the big lesson is nobody counts you out but yourself...I never have; I never will.

Unfortunately for novelists, real life is getting way too funny and far-fetched.

He is able to help His children work through anything, and not a single thing is going to happen in the future that can change that fact.

Success is doing the best you possibly can with what you've been given. There are an alarming number of wealthy failures in the world today.

That is what Americans do. We face a challenge - no matter how great - because we know that on the other side there is always hope.

How about this?" I said, because now it was the principle of the thing. "I'm sorry, jackass.

She's the ulimate heroine, strong-willed and independent, intelligent, loyal, but at the same time, she's not flawless, she's not above mistakes, or falling in love.

There is always a pressure to separate the Bible from science and to separate the Christian religion from things material.