"It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward."

“As a child in Sydney, my German Mum and my Austrian Dad would spontaneously tell me stories about what they saw and what they did as children. It was like a piece of Europe coming into our house... Those stories led me to my writing.”

“A great NOW will be a great WAS! A bad NOW will always be a bad WAS, and all you can hope for is a Great GONNA BE!”

“Tejano music is a very relaxing style and it reminds me of home.”

“I don't call cut between the takes - it's my way to help the actor keep focused. As soon as you say 'cut' you have 10 people jumping on them and everybody's trying to do a great job, and they do, but sometimes they forget that the more important thing is the performance, creating the performance.”

“The key to dealing with people in general is that they have to know that you care about them. You have to deal with people in gentleness. You have to come along side of them. You can't push them. You can't pull them. You have to walk with them. In order to do that, you've got to demonstrate care for that individual. That's my whole thing”

Source : "A conversation with St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lance Berkman". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.

“true Christians consider themselves not as satisfying some rigorous creditor, but as discharging a debt of gratitude”

Source : William Wilberforce, Kevin Belmonte, Garth M. Rosell, Charles Colson (2006). “A Practical View of Christianity”, p.255, Hendrickson Publishers

“This card is sent today to wish to you, a very happy birthday and lots of love too.”

“When God intends great mercy for his people, he first of all sets them praying.”