We must be able to look under the surface rather than over-analyze it and delude ourselves into thinking we’re seeing beneath it.

Happy people know suffering more than anyone else, and that’s how they can see just how damn beautiful their lives are. It’s because they’ve seen the depths.

People will come and go as they are scheduled to. Let them. Holding on does not affect them, only you.

It’s not about getting over things, it’s about making room for them. It’s about painting the picture with contrast.

It’s a great privilege to not know where you’ll end up, just where you’re headed. It’s the only way to get there.

The turning point for effective communication is actually hearing what is being said, rather than hearing what you want to hear instead.

Here’s the solution. We need a CO2 tax, revenue-neutral, to replace taxation on employment, which was invented by Bismarck — and some things have changed since the 19th Century.

A few slave holders were undeniably cruel. Examples of slaves beaten to death were not common, neither were they unknown. The majority of slave holders treated their slaves well.

Real faith never disappoints because it is in God, grounded on His character, promises, covenant and oath.

Success is not fame or money or the power to bewitch. it is to have created something valuable from your own individuality and skill a garden, an embroidery, a painting, a cake, a life.

Growing up in a house with six brothers and sisters is a lot like being on a tour bus. There's not a whole lot of private space, so you figure out how to make it work.

A good song reminds us what we're fighting for.

I don't believe in any kind of artistic snobbery or musical snobbery. You know, to me, the sexiest and the most spiritual words ever uttered in rock and roll are wop babaloo balop bam boom.

I would say she [Barbara Stanwyck] did her job as best she could; an honest day's work for an honest day's pay - and when it was over, it was over.

Would they call me a diva if I were a guy?