Try to be all you can be to be the best human being you can be. Try to be that in your church, in your temple. Try to be that in your classroom. Do it because it is right to do.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

And hope is but a dream of those that wake.

It's through difficulty that we must discover our true ability.

Never do something for just one reason.

Joy of giving, joy of receiving.

As vivacity is the gift of women gravity is that of men.

I'm that grumpy old guy yelling at all those pesky little Grizzly Bear fans to get offa my lawn.

When you meet an ungrateful person, be great. The moment you become great, you will become fulfilled. There is no other secret. Nothing else will give you fulfillment.

My first cat was named Cowboy, after the Dallas Cowboys.

I'm always worried about the sitters - are they cold, are they hot, are they comfortable?

A brush with death always helps us to live our lives better.