My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

He understands badly who listens badly.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was