Im about as straight an arrow as youll find out there.

When you're true to who you are, amazing things happen.

There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives.

I've been blessed, acne never knocked on my door. I think I look pretty darn good.

A thankful outlook smoothes the rough edges off life.

'Thank you power' is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go back and reflect on them - so you've got this sort of repository of good stuff in your past.

My job as a television anchor or television reporter is not to proselytize.

What I've learned is there's a scientifically proven phenomenon that's attached to gratitude, and that if you consciously take note of what is good in your life, quantifiable benefits happen.

If you want to be liked, get a dog. The people you work with are not your friends.

It is hard to get in the habit of forcing yourself to find three things on a regular basis that you are grateful for.

There is a comfort in rituals, and rituals provide a framework for stability when you are trying to find answers.

If you are truly in love with this world and your life, then you will lose the sense of angst.

Story always tells us more than the mere words, and that is why we love to write it, and to read it.

True leaders are like statues, whether it rains or it shines, they never bend their necks to look backwards! They never run away from challenges!

How many beers do y'all think it takes before one internationally scientist turns to another and says, 'Dude, bet you twenty bucks I can levitate a frog with a magnet?' ' Sam drawled.

I cannot help thinking that there is something to admire in everyone, even if you do not approve of them.

I love my babies so much that I could kiss them all day long..as a job. I could be a professional baby kisser. No joke.

The second-highest honor is playing for your country, and the highest honor is wearing the armband for your country. It shows that the players have confidence in me, and that feels good.

As far as the style, I was fascinated by surrealism.

You have no need to travel anywhere - journey within yourself. Enter a mine of rubies and bathe in the splendor of your own light.

Sales were lukewarm. Back home there was no freedom, but there were readers. Here there was freedom enough, but readers were missing.