Today is a BRAND NEW day--a perfectly good reason to get up and start over. Never give up.

Hatred is prevalent on this earth because it requires no real effort, unlike the investment it takes to genuinely understand a person.

It's silly to think the left eye would envy the right or that one foot would be jealous of the other, and yet so often it is the case.

A red-cape game of retribution is dangerous when a fresh bull with bigger horns waits in the shadows.

Those things that challenge the worst in us tend to strengthen the best in us.

I don't want to be lonely, but I don't want to be miserable either.

Kind words are salve to a cankered soul; spread generously.

Change is as sure or as questionable as your resolve.

True friends esteem you of greater worth than you feel deserving.
False friends demand you prove that worth.

Kindness solves more problems than diplomacy, wealth, intelligence, clout, force, law, and dominion combined.

Mind what you say, but mind more closely what you do. For though children close their ears to you, their eyes remain wide open.

The best fathers have the softest, sweetest hearts. In other words, great dads are real marshmallows.

A vital part of the journey is the beginning. It is perhaps the most vital part.

Face it; life's gonna chew you up and spit you out. If you're lucky you'll get stuck to the bottom of someone's shoe and be carried far, far away from it all.

Let them hear your voice so rarely that a simply-uttered word creates a hush of expectancy in the room.

When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.

Even the smallest tender mercy can bring peace when recognized and appreciated.

Church was never meant to be a place for gods to gather, but for devils wanting to shed their horns for halos.

Prayer:  The act of falling to your knees in pleading fashion, seeking help from a greater power than all else to have failed you previously.

Why hasn't someone lassoed a few teenagers and had them sit down and write out all the supposed answers they have so we can solve the world's problems already?