It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.
Anyone who thinks he's too small to make a difference has never been bit by a mosquito, I'd tell people.
It's really not that hard to put food on the table if that's what you decide to do.
One of the ways to discover our toughness and resiliency is to look back at where we come from. (from Amazon description)
You're in a horse race but you're thinking like a sheep. Sheep don't win horse races.
Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.
As I sat down, though, I realized that you can get used to certain luxuries that you start to think they're necessities, but when you have to forgo them, you come to see that you don't need them after...
You're not supposed to laugh at your own father. Ever.
You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.
What struck me most was his crooked grin, like he saw the world in his own special way and got a kick out of it.
You should never hate anyone, not even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You had to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.
I’m a grown woman now, Mom said almost every morning. Why can’t I do what I want to do?
In this world, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you got it.
Everything in life had a purpose, and unless it achieved that purpose, it was just taking up space on the planet and wasting everybody's time.
A lady's hair is her crowning glory
Woman grabbed my shirt and tried to pull me over the chain. It’s all right, I told her. My dad does stuff like this all the time. He should be arrested! she shouted. Okay, kids,
You can't prepare for everything life's going to throw at you. And you can't avoid danger. It's there. The world is a dangerous place, and if you sit around wringing your hands about it, you'll out on...
You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim
There was no better way to read a man’s character than to watch him play poker. Some played with the aim of holding on to what they had, others played to make a killing. For some it was gambling pure...
Teaching is a calling too. And I've always thought that teachers in their way are holy - angels leading their flocks out of the darkness.