I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

Passion is momentary love is enduring.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.

Jem put the full force of himself into each smile, so that he seemed to be smiling with his eyes, his heart, his whole being.

If your love didn't always contain the possibility of loss, it would be very different from human love as we know it.

It was not the apple on the tree but the pair on the ground that caused the trouble in the garden of Eden.

The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leader and followers.

Having something like an Australia points-based system means we control immigration and bring in the skills that we need.

You spend the first part of your life collecting things ... and the second half getting rid of them.

My books are written from personal experience, from memories, and from stories that come to me from all places.

Maybe you should just press the button

Life is strong stuff, some of us can bear more of it than others.

I believe God was in Christ, not will be, perhaps, maybe if we're good boys and girls, it's over, it's done, we are one people, race is a violation, nations are a violation.