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Our differences will also show up from time to time, underscoring the uniqueness of our personal endowments, the variety of our experiences, and the creativity of our sovereign God.

Practice makes perfect, but it doesn__ make new.

Experiences might teach us to be cautious, but never to be paranoid. Paranoia is a limiter of destiny

Don't put down too many roots in terms of a domicile. I have lived in four countries and I think my life as a writer and our family's life have been enriched by this. I think a writer has to experience new environments. There is that adage: No man can really succeed if he doesn't move away from where he was born. I believe it is particularly true for the writer.

Life demands much. Give more.

Your perception of a person, place, or thing may not be accurate. Just because it looks good does not mean it is good and vice versa. Always be aware of your surroundings. Pay attention to the people, places, and things around you. Don't allow your misperception to put you in an uncomfortable situation

The summit is believed to be the object of the climb. But its true object__he joy of living__s not in the peak itself, but in the adversities encountered on the way up. There are valleys, cliffs, streams, precipices, and slides, and as he walks these steep paths, the climber may think he cannot go any farther, or even that dying would be better than going on. But then he resumes fighting the difficulties directly in front of him, and when he is finally able to turn and look back at what he has overcome, he finds he has truly experienced the joy of living while on life's very road.

Every journey taken always includes the path not taken, the detour through hell, the crossroads of indecision and the long way home.

Seeking knowledge is mandatory for every human being, as the quest for truth is the true purpose of living. We are given an entire lifetime to collect and assemble truths. Truths are acquired only when we learn to filter all information, including those valuable lessons and insights gained from our own personal experiences, through our conscience. And as we near death, the knowledge in our hearts at the end must match the knowledge which was put in our hearts in the very beginning. All else is irrelevant.

Live your life without any regrets.

There's no such thing as a mistake. There are only experiences. Some are good, and some are bad. Either way, it is an experience we learn from.

Love, like everything else in life, should be a discovery, an adventure, and like most adventures, you don__ know you__e having one until you__e right in the middle of it.

WISDOM is the STRONGEST weapon you could EVER acquire in your LIFETIME.

There are things in this world that the children hear, but whose sounds oscillate below an adult's sense of pitch.

We're so accustomed to laughing. It's harder for us when the time comes that we can't laugh.

Dignity will only happen when you realize that having someone in your life doesn__ validate your worth.

Whether we are at Cafe Gratitude or Carl__ Jr, whether we are in a cathedral or in a nightclub, whether we are inside of a mosque or on the metro, every single moment is a sacred moment. A moment far too important for us to miss. When we miss the people and the experiences and the feelings of our lives, we miss God. We don__ get to know the joy of seeing God show up in the world. More profoundly, we don__ get to participate in the wonder of God showing up in the world.

I Love You! Three words that mean nothing if not followed through with actions. It seems to be more relevant in the terms of showing verses saying. Anyone can say it, because there are different kinds of love. But, few are willing to actually show it. Saying is one thing. Living proof is another.