“A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.”

If you’ve been full of error and defeat, be done with it. Say, “By God’s grace, I’m done with it,” and take charge of yourself like never before.”

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

Often we have no choice about doing things, but we can always choose how to do them.

If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.

I believe in the power of Jesus Christ to resolve any difficulty, to remove any weakness, to heal any disease.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

Trouble is here. It is for a purpose. Use it for the purpose for which it was intended – to help you grow. Thank God for your troubles.

Begin where you are. Don’t wait for someone else to change things for you. Do it yourself.

To be successful is to be helpful, caring and constructive, to make everything and everyone you touch a little bit better.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities — always see them, for they’re always there.

Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.

When you affirm big, believe big and pray big, big things happen.

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.

I cannot tell if it is a blessing from an old god or lovely dark art only that he holds my heart.

The art of harvesting pain – poetry.

The glass is broken into particles that now accept themselves as art.

Art has a special way of connecting dots from lost to found.

No matter how often we draw the lines, we will cross them – my favorite type of art.

Treat a work of art like a prince; let it speak to you first.

I have mastered the art of smiling when all I want to do is scream.

You make the pain I make it art-the girl with the soft heart.