Sometimes I’m so sweet even I can’t stand it.
Miracles, contrary to popular belief, do not just happen. A miracle is the achievement of the impossible, and it is only when we put aside out greed, anger, pride and prejudice so that our minds are open and ready to accept it, that a miracle can occur.
I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.
Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.
Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up? Nobody looks at chimneys, or trees against the sky, or the tops of buildings. Everybody just looks down at the pavement or their shoes. The whole world could pass them by and most people wouldn’t notice.
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
Feed the body food and drink, it will survive today. Feed the soul art and music, it will live forever.
If you’re passionate about what you do, then go for it wholeheartedly. Be prepared that if anytime, you may be surprised by a phenomenal opportunity that may come your way, and that’s when I say, do your homework. Be ready.
Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can’t stand, speak for those who can’t speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark.
Leave everything you do, every place you go, everything you touch a little better for your having been there.
Hopefully, I brought people a certain joy. That will be a wonderful legacy.
Where the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.
On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can’t see the person for all the clutter.
The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can’t go wrong.
Books make great gifts because they’re everybody’s favorite things.
The librarians that I’ve spoken to, the teachers and the librarians who really care and do advise parents and children of what’s good and what’s out there, they are very special. They have a kind of wisdom that a lot of people don’t have.
Words are what make the song. I get a personal vision about what the lyrics are about.