The heaven I witnessed was so pure, love-filled, and magnificent that I did not want to return to earth.

No matter what the circumstances, we can be grateful that God fulfills His promises, that our faith is sufficient to sustain us, and that our eternal life is assured.

Faith allows us to confidently walk with God into a future filled with joy; one that can become an extraordinary and amazing adventure.

Later in the day, a second verse became clear to my vision. It read: "Pray without ceasing."

Live a life of prayer, giving glory to God and continually listening for His guidance.

The more we love, the more love we have to offer. So it is with God's love for us. It is inexhaustible.

When you are doing God's will everything seems to happen without much effort or many obstacles.

Even when it feels as if we are being crushed by earthly troubles, we can remain joyful. If we keep our focus on God, our spirit cannot be trampled.

God promises to open the door when we knock, and to always welcome us back into his love, no matter how far we have strayed.

I began to see my life and each breath I am given as a living prayer to God and a way to pray for others for our world.

Live a life of gratitude, giving thanks in all circumstances.

Indeed, learning to write may be part of learning to read. For all I know, writing comes out of a superior devotion to reading.

Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.

The small landholders are the most precious part of a state.

At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve when history was thrust upon him and the United States.

After three straight years of writing, though, I definitely needed a break to just go live my life.

Every time I do a movie, I think it's going to be a huge hit.

My errors are by now natural and incorrigible; but the good that worthy men do the public by making themselves imitable, I shall perhaps do by making myself evitable.

I worked for John Ford, Howard Hawks, Henry Hathaway, Raoul Walsh - I worked for some real good directors.

Dirty energy is a finite resource; the more of it we use, the scarcer it becomes.

One should be embarrassed to speak of God in the third person.