It's just human nature to try and figure things out. So, when we're in the midst of a situation, we usually try to reason our way through it.

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.

Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.

Encourage everyone you meet with a smile or compliment. Make them feel better when you leave their presence and they will always be glad to see you coming.

We suffer much agony because we try to get from people what only God can give us, which is a sense of worth and value. Look to God for what you need, not to people.

Love can melt the hardest heart, heal the wounds of the broken heart and quiet the fears of the anxious heart.

I make mistakes every day. I'm not perfect in my behavior, but I want to be and that's what God is after, a heart that wants to be.

Don't be afraid to step out, have dreams, have visions, have hopes and always, always, always believe in miracles.

A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.

When we are truly confident and secure, the opinions of others cannot control us.

The moral and religious system which Jesus Christ transmitted to us is the best the world has ever seen, or can see.

God has this...hobby. He creates perfection. This world is not perfect. We have to learn to separate illusions from reality.

Our memory tells us stories, that is, what we get to keep from our experiences is a story.

History, in fact, is no more than a list of the crimes of humanity, human follies and accidents

The Christian church has left nothing untouched by its depravity; it has turned every value into worthlessness, and every truth into a lie

Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts.

I hate cellphones. They are not for good, they're for evil. They're for gossip.

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust war are the American troops called on to fight it. Their service should be honored.

The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.

I'm still learning. Hopefully I can keep getting better, and not stop where I am now.