To write is to release the soul. So write. What right have we to leave a thing of such beauty bottled within ourselves?

Passion is the desire to do something with fervor. It is the certainty that one is going to accomplish their dreams.

God is alive and faithful to make something beautiful out of us…God won’t abandon us…He’s going to replenish it all. He’s carrying us in his arms, no matter how bruised or broken we feel. He’s...

Crises marked by anxiety, doubt, and despair have always been those periods of personal unrest that occur at the times when a man is sufficiently unsettled to have an opportunity for personal growth. We must...

You have to find your own shtick. A Picasso always looks like Picasso painted it. Hemingway always sounds like Hemingway. A Beethoven symphony always sounds like a Beethoven symphony. Part of being a master is...

The truest of loves transcends even the greatest of insecurities.

Lifting lives, 140 characters at a time.

Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember ~ the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.

Other people are only aspects of our own greater being.

Elle, you have a pure heart. You possess love and compassion for your friends and for people you have never met. You have made a huge difference in the lives of fifteen widows and their...

watch me”for I never did this to fit inor stand outbut to live.

My goal is not to upset the apple cart, but to make it more accessible.

If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to ­music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling...

I am so grateful for my troubles. As I reflect back on my life, I have come to realize that my greatest triumphs have been born of my greatest troubles.

When the wounded were screaming, you dreamed of sharing a little house somewhere, of an ordinary life, of a family line, connection. All around him, men were walking silently with their thoughts, reforming their lives,...

The road to wealth is sown with false starts and failures that should in no way discourage the poor who make good or our neighbors with new found riches. We have to give it our...

Fight ever on: this earthly stuff If used God’s way will be enough. Face to the firing line o friendFight out life’s battle to the end. One soldier, when the fight was red,Threw down his...

If you mean it, say it. If you say it, mean it.

Your perception of the world and the way you see yourself in it has created within your mind a concept, a philosophy, of the way you believe things to be.

The pain was brilliant, like a poisonous inspiration.

Be courageous in yourdecision-making.Stand by your choicesand never look back.

Inspiring others is the pathway to your own discoveries

Unless you have the courage to say ‘no’ to the things you don’t want, it’s hard to say ‘yes’ to the things that you do want.

take words and make them useful,’ she told me. ‘drain them of all the crappy meanings they used to mean and make them mean something useful instead.

When you understandthe difference betweenwant and need, you willfinally realise howrich your life really is.

Here’s what I believe. We have control over ourselves at every single moment. We don’t control the world. We don’t control other people (or at least, we shouldn’t.) But we are in control of our...

It’s okay to aspire to a better life, but don’t let it stop you from enjoying the life you already have.

It’s about quality, not quantity. It’s about the memories, the bond, the love. It’s about the heart.

We have a right to decide how we want our bodies to look and feel, but unfortunately we do not exercise these rights. Instead, we tend to drift along, victims of our own ignorance of...

All our religion is but a false religion, and all our virtues are mere illusions and we ourselves are only hypocrites in the sight of God, if we have not that universal charity for everyone–for...

I am not afraid of tomorrow for I have seen yesterday, I have today and I know Him who holds tomorrow so I know tomorrow will be beautiful for me.

We’re all wired a little differently and our light shines best and brightest when we find our own switch. Be yourself and be the best at it.

Your current body is the only body that can take you to your new body—so be kind to it.

You always need to work hard. You always need to be willing to work hard. Not everything will be hard, but you should, at the very least, be willing to work hard.

God is not ecstatic about the lack you are experiencing; He is not delightful over your failures, He is not happy about your stagnancy.

Everything good or bad in my life had started and ended within the limits of that town. It was over now, though, and a new chapter was beginning. Nothing would ever be the same as...

There’s nothing more inspiring than the complexity and beauty of the human heart.

I don’t believe in originality. You take inspiration from whatever moves you and you find your voice in those things.

The unity of Nigeria will only come if we overcome and overgrow tribe, materialism and selfish human nature.

Blessed are those with cracks in their broken heart because that is how the light gets in.

The audacity of my sagacity is instrumentality to my successity.

Surround yourself with positive people.

I arise to face my failures every morning, but I never fail to face them.

At times it may feel hopeless. That life is unforgiving. Breathe. In the hopelessness of life, we find hope and promise. We find strength.

Any relationship is under the control of the person who cares the least, or, while it takes two people to begin a relationship, it only takes one to end it.

A sacrifice is not about expecting God to break the bond you have with another person. You make the sacrifice on your own because God is more important than the bond.

My love for you it sings, It cries My love for you it dreams,It wake’sMy love for you it gives,It takesMy love for you it lives,But never dies.

I know it’s painful growing,I bet the changes was painful too.But nothing is as painful as being somewhere you don’t belong. Obviously.

It is easy to keep praying for money when you haven’t got the mind to spot an opportunity. It is a priority, not a need

Fear comes when faith left.