"The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves."

“It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.”

“If you are going to worry all night, you should let the hostess know that you're coming for cocktails and leaving when everyone sits down for dinner. If you do need to call to check in, people will understand, but excuse yourself from the table and head to the ladies room to do it.”

Source : Source: www.oprah.com

“For me the question was, do I want my paycheck to be dependent on how other people think I look?”

“Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.”

“The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.”

“Take from others what you want, but never be a disciple of anyone.”

Source : Alexander Sutherland Neill (1972). “Neill! Neill! Orange peel!: An autobiography”, Hart Associates

“We need to practice acting in spite of fear, in spite of doubt, in spite of worry, in spite of uncertainty, in spite of inconvenience, in spite of discomfort, and even to practice acting when we're not in the mood to act.”

Source : FaceBook post by T. Harv Eker from Apr 04, 2015

“Our mind is where our pleasure is, our heart is where our treasure is, our love is where our life is, but all these, our pleasure, treasure, and life, are reposed in Jesus Christ.”

Source : Thomas Adams (1862). “The works: Being the sum of his sermons, meditations, and other divine and moral discourses. With memoir by Joseph Angus”, p.2