And Teddy worried lots about The fact that he was rather stout. He thought: "If only I were thin! But how does anyone begin?

The things that make me different are the things that make me ME!

Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.

God created hand, head, and heart; the hand for the deed, the head for the world, the heart for mysticism.

Genius is a sovereign power; it forms schools; it lays hold on the spirits of men, with irresistible might; and it exercises an immeasurable influence on the whole condition of human life. This sovereignty of genius is a gift of God, possessed only by his grace. It is subject to no one and is responsible to him alone who has granted it this ascendancy.

God creates history, while people create an epic or a drama, drawn either from God's history or from unreality and pure fiction.

I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

You're not supposed to look perfect while you're making babies. Making babies is the perfection. It's about feeling good in clothes and knowing you can get dressed up in the evening, work it for a minute, and maybe get back in a certain pair of jeans. But there's just no such thing as perfection.

I guess you could say it's always been my destiny to be a performer.

I have always had a performers instinct since I was a child.

You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.