“Is listening important? I can’t think of a single walk of life where it wouldn’t be.”

The accident was a horrible thing – but that horrible thing made Chris, at the end of his life, Superman. It’s a happy irony if there is such a thing. I’m proud to have known him.

If you want to see a miracle, be the miracle.

I’m not one for blaspheming, but that one made me laugh.

Attacking people with disabilities is the lowest display of power I can think of.

You don’t know how much you appreciate your privacy until you don’t have it.

We all have our own insecurities.

Don’t be different just for different’s sake. If you see it differently, function that way. Follow your own muse, always.

If you’re not living on the edge then you’re taking up a little too much space.

I once heard a wise man say there are no perfect men. Only perfect intentions.

Life is meant to be lived to the fullest, no matter your age.

The highest power is the human mind. That’s where God came from and my belief in God is my belief in myself.

You have the right to vote. You have the right to share your voice. you have the opportunity to shape the future of your community.

Once you’ve made a decision, let providence be your guide.

Anyone who spends a significant amount of time with me finds me disagreeable.

Passing on blessings to someone else is a privilege and honor.

Finding joy is probably tantamount to finding yourself and being comfortable in your own skin.

Good food is a celebration of life.

All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.

It seems there’s always another rumor about my life; some people are simply talked about more than others.

School typically doesn’t prepare young people for real life – unless their lives are spent following instructions and pleasing others. In my opinion, that’s why so many students who succeed in school fail in life.

One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.

You have to start over. That’s what they say. But life is not a board game, and losing a loved one is never really “starting over.” More like “continuing without.

It is necessary, and even vital, to set standards for your life and the people you allow in it.

I thought about how easily we are all brainwashed by our society and culture to stop thinking and just assume by default that more money equals more success and more happiness, when ultimately happiness is really just about enjoying life.