"I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. It doesn't change God - it changes me."

"Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny."

"Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and try."

"Worry is interest paid before it's due."

"Where you start is not as important as where you finish."

"Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him one of yours. ~"