Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay.

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in.

I've been very fortunate. I feel very thankful. I've been able to come home and do some fun things and make it exciting for people here at home.

Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It's not anger, it's motivation.

I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion.

What's really cool about LEGOs is that you can put a bunch of bricks on the table, and everybody will make something different. Everyone has different ideas, and some of them may seem crazy.

Low expectations is the key to happiness in life.

All of everything we've ever done has been riding on low expectations. 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,' a terrible idea. Doing '21 Jump Street' as a movie is a terrible idea. 'The Lego Movie' sounds like a terrible idea.

For me, the only sources of moral values are the pursuit of understanding and the pursuit of happiness.

The conservative interpretation of American history says that wherever the word 'God' appears, it's obviously our God, it's obviously a Christian God; it's usually an evangelical God. The simplest point I'm making is: That is just absolutely not true.

In business, experience is the big teacher.

Success is not built on success. It's built on failure. It's built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe.

The Internet is a powerful way to make lots of money... But we are not going to buy Yahoo!

Sometimes divorce is better than marriage.

For me, life is about being positive and hopeful, choosing to be joyful, choosing to be encouraging, choosing to be empowering.

A positive attitude is not going to save you. What it's going to do is, everyday, between now and the day you die, whether that's a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, you're going to actually live.

You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined.

It takes a lot of work to put together a marriage, to put together a family and a home.

You have to have enough respect for other human beings to leave their lives alone. If you admire that life, build it for yourself. Don't just try to come in and take somebody else's life.

A lot of sad stories in a row - that wears on you.

Successful health reform must not just make health insurance affordable, affordable health insurance has to make health care affordable.

The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It's called being human.

I was a 16-year-old girl at one point, so of course I wrote poetry.

But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful.

I say to my children, the reason that marriage - and having children - is so important is that it stops you thinking about yourself. The way to happiness is to give yourself to others and to think of others before you think of yourself.

My father was always slightly bemused by my success. Although he knew that I had reasonable intelligence, he always thought that I was a little bit lazy.

Just as you should never confuse the law with common justice, intelligence should not be confused with common sense. Some of the brightest people in the world have no idea how to cross the road.

Time flies like an arrow - but fruit flies like a banana.

They're still advertising the added health-giving advantages of vitamins in your daily diet, although it has long since been shown that you'd be better off eating Smarties.

You need an attitude of service. You're not just serving yourself. You help others to grow up and you grow with them.

Our Heavenly Father is pleased when we don't compromise our faith and principles in times of desperation.

Business owners should not have to choose between violating their faith and violating the law.

Nature is a divine art; it cannot be the artist. It is a dominical book and cannot be the scribe. It is an embroidery and cannot be the embroiderer. It is a register and cannot be the accountant. It is the law and cannot be the power.

The beauty of a finely worked object points to the beauty of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the craftsmanship points to the beauty of the name which was the source of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the name of the craftsman's art points to the beauty of the craftsman's attributes manifested in that art.

The ever-renewed instances of beauty and fairness passing over the faces of the beings in the universe show that they are shadows of the manifestations of an Eternal Beauteous One.

Sin penetrates to the heart, darkens and hardens it until it extinguishes the light of belief. Each sin has a path that leads to unbelief. Unless that sin is swiftly obliterated by seeking God's forgiveness, it grows from a worm into a snake that gnaws at the heart.

I can live without bread, but I can't live without freedom.

There has been no persecution I have not tasted, no oppression I have not suffered. I neither care for Paradise nor fear Hell. If I see my nation's belief secured, I will not even care about burning in Hell, for while my body is burning, my heart will be as if in a rose garden.

All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and untroubled pleasure lie in knowledge of God and love of God; they cannot exist without them.

All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and unclouded pleasure are contained within the knowledge and love of God.

What agent is there other than the Creator of the heavens and earth who can know whatever occurs in our heart, down to its most subtle and secret thoughts, and illuminate the future for us by establishing the Hereafter, saving us from the countless suffocating waves of the world?