Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.

Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.

I've spent a lot of Thanksgivings on the road with my band, so anytime that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family in a traditional aspect, eating sweet potatoes and cranberries and stuffing and all the trappings of Thanksgiving and then get on a treadmill the next day extra long, I'm happy.

The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, 'The children are now working as if I did not exist.'

It is my belief that no matter how advanced man may become in science, technology, systems, and knowledge, he can never improve on the foundational precepts of marriage as the bedrock of social development.

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.

Example is leadership.

A beautiful woman is the best investment in marriage a man can make. And anybody who advises otherwise is talking sheer nonsense.

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

My mom makes something called green pie, which I thought was a delicacy that many people only had at Thanksgiving, but it turns out it was just Jell-O with whipped cream on it. And it's delicious.

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

Architecture is inhabited sculpture.

It was a perfect marriage. She didn't want to and he couldn't.

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.

There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

We are Divine enough to ask and we are important enough to receive.

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.