Something good comes out of every crisis.

Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.

Even in its darkest passages, the heart is unconquerable. It is important that the body survives, but it is more meaningful that the human spirit prevails.

When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose you self-worth in the process.

It is important for people to know that no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on the a brighter world.

Everyone picked on me in school because I was in foster care.

I still love my former wife, I won't call her my ex-wife.

Ask yourself: was there anything I could have done to prevent the situation? If the answer is yes, do something now and become a better person for it.

You have to understand that in a person's life there are a few precious moments in which decisions, choices that you make now, will affect you for the rest of your life.

You can be a victim of cancer, or a survivor of cancer. It's a mindset.

"Why not" is a slogan for an interesting life.

The victor belongs to the spoils.

We were birthed with one soul to take care of, and we must take care of it.

Our world has evolved and grown more technologically savvy. Lawmakers need to adjust to these changes.

I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'

I don't want to be the Hollywood girl... I'm Southern and old-fashioned.

You have the right to be offended or not to be offended.

Less disappointing than life, great works of art do not begin by giving us all their best.

When I pastored a country church, a farmer didn't like the sermons I preached on hell. He said, Preach about the meek and lowly Jesus. I said, That's where I got my information about hell.

Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done