Life is made up of desires that seem big and vital one minute, and little and absurd the next. I guess we get what's best for us in the end.

All the higher forms of life have evolved from some one's ideal of justice, liberty or beauty; and the belief that nothing is too good to be true.

It ain't no use putting up your umbrella till it rains.

Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself.

It is not what we have but what we do with what we have that constitutes the value of life.

What can people not accomplish if they will but master the secret of steadfast perseverance.

there ain't no use in dyin' 'fore yer time. Lots of folks is walkin' 'round jes' as dead as they'll ever be.

The fascinating thing about ideals is that no sooner have we gained a desired peak than we find farther and higher peaks beyond. The thrilling adventure never ends.

Half of our sorrows come from setting exalted standards for people and then breaking our hearts when they fail to live up to them.

Joy is at its keenest when contrasted with sorrow, courage at its height when it follows fear, faith at its noblest when it grows from doubt.

When one has a famishing thirst for happiness, one is apt to gulp down diversions wherever they are offered.

Worry looks back, Hope looks forward, but Faith always looks up.

We cannot let our hurts, fears, and prejudices get in the way of God’s calling for our lives.

I had to take a step of faith and look beyond my circumstances. I had to make a conscious choice to trust Him.

America stands strongest in challenging terrorism when we do not give up an inch of our civil liberties.

I went to Midwood High School in Brooklyn and then to Brooklyn college for 1 1/2 years.

Relationships may change throughout the gift of time, memories stay the same forever in my mind.

God's best is for the believer to take His Word that says he is healed, put that Word in his heart, confess it with his lips, and allow it to be medicine to his flesh.

Love is the direct opposite of hate. By definition it's something you can't feel for more than a few minutes at a time, so what's all this bullshit about loving somebody for the rest of your life?

Rich people are committed to enough to do whatever it takes. Period.

Time be thine, And thy best graces spend it at thy will.