"Do not seek to change what has come before. Seek to create that which has not"

“I saw a great bumper sticker that read: 'Do something that scares you every day.' That really stuck with me. I try to live like that.”

Source : Melina Marchetta (2007). “Saving Francesca”, p.197, Knopf Books for Young Readers

“Sometimes you don't realize how far you've gotten until you look around at the people who are still trailing far behind you.”

Source : FaceBook post by Omar Suleiman from Aug 09, 2013

“A pitcher is not a ballplayer.”

“A stroke is a very difficult thing. You get depressed. . . . What I found was this: the cure for depression is to think of others, to do for others. You can always find something to be grateful for.”

“Listen, the environmental movement is not about protecting the fishes and the birds so much as recognizing that nature is the infrastructure of our communities ... If you're saying the values that drive the environmental movement are uncool and antithetical to America, then I would argue just the opposite. If you think being patriotic is not cool, I'd say that's not true either. I'd say the most patriotic thing you can do is to take care of the environment and try to live sustainably.”

“Do you smell something burning or is it me?”

“If we are ever going to develop an ability to hear from God and be led by His Spirit, we have to start making our own decisions and trust the wisdom God has deposited in our own heart.”

“A secret talent or hobby Hmm I weirdly collect shot glasses.”