Problems are never as difficult as when they are your own.
Nothing remains idle and thrives. Life needs a moving force to prevent the devastating effects of stagnancy. That is why life employs change.
I am but the reflection in your eyes, the effect of your expressions, and the sum of your praise and criticism.
If every day you were to walk past the same individual and ignore him, never smiling or saying hello or returning any kind gesture he extended toward you, would you expect that same individual to readily respond if suddenly you were to implore his helping hand? Then don’t ignore God. Say ‘hello’ now and then.
I always envisioned myself as traveling the ocean of life in a rowboat where my mother was one oar and my father, the other. Having two good, solid oars made rowing much easier.
Cursed be the immortal that believed time was more precious than love.
There is love and then there is fluff. Nothing else.
You won’t solve your problems by drowning others in them.
I sometimes wonder if life isn’t a giant mirror that reflects back at me everything I hold up to it.
Time is a power of its own, and it may be the only power by which some miracles come to pass.
A hero is a person who, without a second thought, simply does the right thing because his conscience cannot live with any other choice.
I hate you, Edgar. I hate you with all my heart.
Look down the road I’m traveling and you will see my goal; it’s there on the path. Probably closer than it appears. Life tends to roll that way.
Forgiving yourself can prove as difficult as licking a scab off your elbow.
You have no idea how many thousands of times I have whispered to myself ‘don’t give up’.
Having a birthday is like reaching a higher peak on a mountain. Pause to admire the view; reflect on how far you have come.
Be proud of yourself. Be proud that your heart and intentions are good. Be proud of the fact that you are trying.
When you first look at a woman, you are in fact blind to her beauty. The true beauty of a woman is revealed only after you get to know her.
In the dead of a long, black night it is hard to imagine a sunrise on the horizon extending its vibrant and warming rays, but that is how you hold out hope. Have faith that the morning you dream of will eventually come.
Everyone needs a support system, be it family, friends, coworkers, therapists, or religious leaders. We cannot do life alone and expect to keep mentally, emotionally, and spiritually healthy. Everyone needs some sort of support system on which to rely.