The most effective form of creation is an act of cooperation, not force.

You cannot save everyone. Some people are going to destroy themselves no matter how much you try to help them.

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

Every positive thought is a silent prayer which will change your life.

Your intelligence is a fire that can illuminate any darkness. Awaken and let your mind burn so brightly! You are alive for a reason!

You cannot save people from themselves. All you can do is stand firmly in your hopes for them, with compassion.

When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again.

Some people are so addicted to their misery that they will destroy anything that gets in the way of their fix.

Your health is a long-range investment that will pay-off when you need it most.

If you are really humble you will put yourself first when you need to take care of you.

By choosing positivity you become a contender for the human spirit giving hope to those in need.

If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.

You will definitely reap whatever you have sown

We see eternity through a microscopic window of time.

For me, the end of childhood came when the number of candles on my birthday cake no longer reflected my age, around 19 or 20. From then on, each candle came to represent an entire decade.

I think the materialist conception of history is valid.

Places remember events.

The Christian way is a life of faith. In order to hold on to the promises of God, you've got to believe them and live by them.

Whatever the difference between brilliant and average brains, we are all creative. And through practice and study we can enhance our skills and talents.

The way I take in the world is by seeing it; that is very much evident in the songs that I write.

I don't read the papers, I don't gamble, I don't even know what day it is.