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

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.

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 tell poets that when a line just floats into your head, don’t pay attention ’cause it probably has floated into somebody else’s head.

My goal is not to shove information into your head. It’s to find ways to reignite the curiosity that we all had as children for the natural world. You don’t have to tell a child to explore the backyard.

The first woman was created from the rib of a man. She was not made from his head to top him, nor from his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal to him.

Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart.

This is what the heart wants. This is what the head won’t get.

People really don’t have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don’t let that go to your head, whatever it is they give you.

You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.