I don’t like to beat people down. They need to be lifted up.

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‚What are you doing for others?‘

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.

I would love to encourage all my teammates to eat the best way they possibly can. High school athletes. Now, that’s not the way our food system in America is set up. It’s very different. They have a food pyramid, and I disagree with that. I disagree with a lot of things that people tell you to do.

I don’t have many sad days.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?

I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.

I’m a woman, and anytime you tell a woman that she looks nice, it’s not going to upset her.

I love imperfections.

Sometimes you need faith and victory spoken over your life. Words have created power. When you receive them into your spirit, they can ignite seeds of increase on the inside.

A fit body gives you confidence. And there’s nothing more impressive than a great attitude, which you can wear on your sleeve. But you’ll have to remember the difference between being rude and being confident.

I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter. As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to do some good.

Let God’s promises shine on your problems.

One of the things I’ve never been accused of is not caring about people.

You can’t have it all all at once. Over my lifespan, I think I have had it all, but in given periods in time, things were rough. And if you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.

Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

I always try to put a seed of hope into people’s hearts. I’m not there to teach them doctrine necessarily, but to let them know that God is a good God, and has a plan for their lives. Hopefully, that will restore their faith, or draw them into faith.

Nothing can resist the person who smiles at life – I don’t mean the ironic and disillusioned smile of my grandfather, but the triumphant smile of the person who knows that he will survive, or that at least he will be saved by what seems to be destroying him.

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.

He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

When the kids are laughing in the audience, I tear up, I’m so happy I did a nice thing.

I really believe in the philosophy that you create your own universe. I’m just trying to create a good one for myself.

I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.

It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to be disputed, that the publisher of a newspaper in this country, without a very exhaustive advertising support, would receive less reward for his labor than the humblest mechanic.

I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.

God knows what we are going through when we grieve, and He wants to assure us of His love and concern. He also wants us to turn to Him and bring our heartaches and burdens to Him.

The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my life tremendously. This was due to the fact that they encouraged you always to make sure that God is the focus of your life, and they didn’t allow you to do anything except to the very best of your ability.

I try to encourage all my teammates, and I sure hope that some day all athletes – my kids, high school kids – get the same level of care I get. Because you can play for a long period of time without having knee replacements, without having all the major head trauma that people are dealing with.

I could never identify with that word, ‚weak.‘

If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.

Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes,‘ he said, his voice rising as applause and cheers mounted. ‚Shake it off. Stop complainin‘. Stop grumblin‘. Stop cryin‘. We are going to press on. We have work to do.

I try to see the good in everybody, and I don’t care who people are as long as they’re themselves, whatever that is.

I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me – spiritually and financially.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

At the end of the day, I understand that life has road blocks, and life is like school – you’ll be tested; we gotta pass it.

Whenever things go a bit sour in a job I’m doing, I always tell myself, ‚You can do better than this.‘

Whether we’re happy with our circumstances or not, giving God praise is so important.

If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.

People don’t want drama 365 days a year. I’m a sense of relief; it’s my job to take your mind off what’s bad for that brief second you’re in the room with me, regardless of shape, race, colour or anything. It brings people together, and it makes me feel good about what I’m doing.

The arts have only ever interested a small minority of people, which acted as a kind of nursery to support artists.

When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

Mr. T. been to chemo, Mr. T been to radiation, hair fall out… but he’s back. Now I can give hope when I go to the hospital, see the sick kids with cancer, tell them, don’t quit.

When things are going bad, there’s going to be some good that’s going to come from it.

Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, ‚This is a misfortune‘ but ‚To bear this worthily is good fortune.‘

If someone you know makes a bad decision or uses bad judgment, it doesn’t mean you have to allow that to alter your attitude. Why should you allow anyone else’s bad decisions to send you into a tailspin of misery?

I just want people to be the best thems and live the happiest lives possible.

The sun doesn’t always shine in West Virginia, but the people do.

The Revolution did not assume a socialist nature because of support from the U.S.S.R.; it was the other way around: support from the U.S.S.R. was produced by the socialist nature of the Cuban Revolution. To such a degree, that when the U.S.S.R. disappears, Cuba keeps on being socialist.

The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.

Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

What you guys want, I’m for.

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.