Ignorance might be bliss, but it also has teeth.

Let me be strong, for to be anything else is to languish in the abyss of compromise and to descend to places of impoverishment so destitute that they will squelch my soul and crush my heart.

It would be wise to define ‘living’ as walking in the fullest expression of who I am, verses wallowing in the confines of who I’m not.

To ‘live’ is to realize that without the journey the destination is nothing more than a task rigorously completed rather than an experience riotously lived.

With God, a mountain is only a road waiting to happen.

Eons ago, the creative genius of God foresaw that it would take the shattered pieces of my ‘yesterday’ to construct the sturdy portal to my ‘tomorrow.

We can hide a lot of stuff until God shows up, for when God shows up nothing is hidden, which includes both our embarrassment and His forgiveness.

Is safety the ‘dream’ that will kill all of my other ‘dreams?’ For the truth is, no ‘real’ dream is safe.

God would have us cherish even the smallest of blessings, for in taking a blessing for granted we are well on our way to taking it to its grave.

I can amass countless fortunes and yet stand with empty hands. I can seek God and have fortunes that fill countless hands.

Am I a storm-waster? For it is within the fury of the very storms within which I cower that I find resources for my growth that are entirely absent on calmer days.

Sink, suffer, self-destruct Rise stronger, reconstruct

Having lots of siblings is like having built-in best friends.

My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.

Making fun of philosophy is really philosophising.

Never ask age of a woman.

In fiction, beauty was run-of-the-mill.

I recommend to you to take care of the minutes; for hours will take care of themselves. I am very sure, that many people lose two or three hours every day, by not taking care of the minutes.

And all those exclamation marks, you notice? Five? A sure sign of someone who wears his underpants on his head.

I watched a lot of cooking shows when I was younger on PBS and TLC and those channels. It's a very cool genre of television.

The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.