Non-violence is a piece of theatre. You need an audience. What can you do when you have no audience?
There's no harm in talking to yourself, but try to avoid telling yourself jokes you've heard before.
I have many unrecognized talents, but my faults have somehow succeeded in securing wide recognition.
Some books makes me want to go adventuring, others make me feel that they have saved me the trouble.
My greatest qualification for writing fiction was my ability to lie with a straight face as a child.
How deeply rooted must unbelief be in our hearts when we are surprised to find our prayers answered.
Many men spend their lives in gazing at their own shadows, and so dwindle away into shadows thereof.
A man's brain has a more difficult time shifting from thinking to feeling than a women's brain does.
Growing is a lifetime job, and we grow most when we're down in the valleys, where the fertilizer is.
What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
Mutual fund managers want your money in their funds. They get paid based on assets under management.
A well-designed 401(k) plan is an enormous competitive edge when recruiting and retaining employees.
Why is life so difficult? Why can't we be just ourselves and have everyone accept us the way we are?
Vee scowled at him. She is famous for that scowl. It's a look that does everything but audibly hiss.
You should shower," I said. "Right now." "I smell that bad?" (Patch) Actually, he smelled that good.
I think we have to talk about educating the people for critical consciousness about what anarchy is.
...like the 75 billion souls who lived before him, each and every one a treasure, he, too, will die.
You may find that your parents are the most delightful people, but you don't want to live with them.
Destructive fear must be stopped in its tracks or it will undermine the life God invites us to live.
When we pursue kingdom principles above His presence, we are looking for the kingdom without a king.
Part of our problem is this: we are accustomed only to doing things for God that are not impossible.
Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.
Usually we trust that nature has a master plan. But what was it she expected us to do with tobacco?.
I've still got a lot to learn about Washington. Thursday, I accidentally spent some of my own money.
Unless you are able to influence the way others think and act, your chances for success are limited.
I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.
Too often we are posers. Don't be afraid. Be you. Live a life worthy of the calling YOU'VE received.
We might be known for what we believed, but we're certain to be remembered for what we did about it.
You must be able to see yourself, with your inner eye, already in possession of the good you desire.
You want to make sure that your purpose is something people can benefit from long after you're gone.
In or out of marriage, abortion is not an individual choice. At a minimum, three lives are involved.
Arms now empty will be filled and hearts now hurting from broken dreams and yearning will be healed.
The problem is the way we let our desires stand in the way of our enjoyment of what we already have.
I ended up spending years on a spiritual quest - diving into the world's great spiritual traditions.
A lot of people have the ambition, but they never ask themselves, Do I really believe I can do this?
People think, 'If I could only get motivated, then I'll act.' Nope. In actuality, it's the opposite.
We should not seek to tune out the realists' whines or taunts, as they may provide good instruction.
We're all so busy chasing the extraordinary that we forget to stop and be grateful for the ordinary.
When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.
When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver!
The trouble with our ideals is that if we live up to all of them, we become impossible to live with.
Do you honestly believe God likes you, not just loves you because theologically God has to love you?
My ex-wife has never broken 150. I wish she would stop telling people I taught her how to play golf.
I don't know the figures, but Hollywood must buy 100 rights for every movie that actually gets made.
We must quit thinking we know everything, and quit placing "knowledge" over kindness and compassion.
When you live positively it is impossible to not also be living for something greater than yourself.
I have never read for entertainment, but rather for understanding and to satisfy my eager curiosity.
You don't have to feel bad to act kindly. Love doesn't stand by, it moves with the speed of clarity.