Grits Pearl of Wisdom #13:
An affected health has come in contact with worry
Key the mind, and set the soul free.
Forgiveness is a transformative act because it asks you to be a more empathetic and compassionate person, thereby making you better than the person you were when you were first hurt.
I don't like Los Angeles. The people are awful and terribly shallow, and everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to play the game. I'm from New York. I will kill to get what I need.
It's when I hear your heartbeat that I know that I am alive.
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...
Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.
It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.