Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
At the end of the Beatles, I really was done in for the first time in my life. Until then, I really was a kind of cocky sod.
True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations. Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
I bought some instant water one time but I didn't know what to add to it.
It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.
When you grow up by the sea, you spend a good deal of time looking at the horizon. You wonder what on Earth the waves might bring - and where the sea might deposit you - until one day you know you have lived between two places, the scene of arrival and the point of departure.
Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year.
The turning point was when I hit my 30th birthday. I thought, if really want to write, it's time to start. I picked up the book How to Write a Novel in 90 Days. The author said to just write three pages a day, and I figured, I can do this. I never got past Page 3 of that book.
I have metal in my body, so every time I go to an airport, the metal detector goes off.