The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.

And one of my absolute favorite quotes of all-time, one that I've adopted as one of my greatest life mottos: Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you kid. Let's go."

Its not where your dreams take you, its where you take your dreams.

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers.

The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society.

Love liberates. It doesn't just hold, that's ego. Love liberates.

The first thing I do in the morning when I awaken is say, 'Thank you, Lord!' I'm grateful to be alive, and I'm going to try to tell the truth as well as I know and tell it as eloquently as I can so that people can hear it.