Carol Shields Quote

Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality...

Big things in the glory of the world mean nothing. Small things in glory of God mean everything. Truly..., size doesn't matter in this world or in the world to come.

It is man and not the Bible that needs correcting. Greater and more careful scholarship has shown that apparent contradictions were caused by incorrect translations, rather than divine inconsistencies...

Stay upbeat and keep your head held high. There is no end to the power of positive thinking. I AM looking forward to all the wealth, success, and abundance speeding my way!

Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.

I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists.

By drinking, a boy acts like a man. After drinking, many a man acts like a boy.

Let my silence grow with noise as pregnant mothers grow with life. Let my silence permeate these walls as sunlight permeates a home. Let the silence rise from unwatered graves and craters left by bomb...

Indeed, the acknowledgement of God is not synonymous with religion.

Nostalgia has a way of blocking the reality of the past.