For all men tragically great are made so through a certain morbidness. Be sure of this, O young ambition, all mortal greatness is but disease.
Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.
God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things.
My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...
Self-evaluation and assessment should be a major part of our lives as believers
When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
Its really hard to recall the day you became friends with special people.
My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships.
Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the fu...
A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.