When I wanted to know something, I wanted it undistorted by somebody else's imperfect knowledge.

Be patient with yourself.The journey of life requires alot of patient, persistence and perseverance.

The canvas of your life can reflect infinite beauty depending on the colors you opt to splash on it.

God's heart…is not that we escape our lot, but that we learn to thrive in the midst of it.

He would never exhort the faithful to persevere if he were not ready to give them the power to do so.

When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything - that is the definition of conviction.

The successful possess the courage to walk each day toward something; after coming through everything.

The successful have the courage to walk each day toward something;only after coming through something.

That's one of the remarkable things about life. It's never so bad that it can't get worse.

Every violent storm will eventually give way to sunshine; every dark night will finally fade into dawn.

We all have to face our faults and mistakes, and then choose to overcome them or let them drag us down.

Never let go of a good thing without a fight. Especially if that good thing is a pair of boxing gloves.

You know what I did after I wrote my first novel? I shut up and wrote twenty-three more."("The Castle")

It's only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work

When positive attitudes meet with faith, courage, consistency and perseverance, miracles tend to happen.