“Children are Gods way of letting us know His work will continue, even long after we are gone.”

“The human condition is such that we can only stomach so much imagination. We need for things to be labeled either fiction or nonfiction. There is no section in between.”

“One day there will be no more stars. There will be no more darkness. You see, light isnt the absence of darkness. Darkness is the absence of light.”

“This was not what we wanted to hear that morning. Adventures inspire, tall tales excite, and fantasies stir the imagination, but sad stories seldom ever buoy the spirit. We all paused to take in th...”

“Our failures make us who we are; they build our character, we are defined by what we do with them, and how we respond to adversity. Without failure there is no growth, no striving for better, no ad...”

“There was no guarantee of victory if I remained the same or just tried to be myself, but there was certain defeat in pretending to be something I was not.”

“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?”

“What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?”

“Omnipotent-benevolent simply means that God is all-powerful and well-meaning.''I understand the concept. It's just . . . there seems to be a contradiction.''Yes. The contradiction is pain. Man's st...”

“[T]hrough bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with generosity.”

“When you win and the other fellow loses, what do you see? A losing face. There is great joy in losing and making the other person win and have a happy face. Who will be the happiest person? The one...”

“Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?Look at the birds of...”

“Real heroes are those who face death for a principle - say, to save the lives of others - without any promise of reward.”

“Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.”

“Happiness is the reward we get for living to the highest right we know.”