I started my teenage years singing in churches across America, and finally wound up on a big stage. Amy Grant More Quotes by Amy Grant More Quotes From Amy Grant But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion. Amy Grant paincompassionpeople If you went to your closet today, would you pull out the same outfit you wore 10 or 15 years ago? You wear feelings and faith differently as well. Amy Grant feelingstodayyears More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams. Amy Grant learningdreamlaughing Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good about feeling both. Amy Grant sunrisesunsetfeelings Anybody who's ever gone through a hard time - any outsider's perception, no matter how much information they're given, they have no idea what the person's life is like. Amy Grant life-is-hardhard-timesideas I can look at the future with anticipation. And it's comforting to know that someday, as Christians, we'll be able to look back and have a little more clarity on why certain things in life happened. Amy Grant things-in-lifechristiancomforting I count myself really fortunate that I have some lifelong friends. The best thing about a friend is when you are being your own worst enemy a friend can help snap you out of it. Amy Grant lifelongworst-enemyhelping You have to treat people gently because we're all in a process. What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like a good idea at 50, but you don't know that until you get there. Amy Grant mightpeopleideas Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there's shadow - no, not just shadow, but fullness. You've got to be willing to mix black into your palette if you want to create something that's real. Amy Grant blackcolorreal Life is a process, and you just take it a day at a time, and you can't live in tomorrow, and you can't reach back and be in yesterday. No matter how much you want to, you just have what's right there in front of you. Amy Grant matteryesterdaywant I think what I mostly realize is just that life is unpredictable. So don't be afraid, but just enjoy the day you're in. Really make the most of it. Amy Grant realizinglife-isthinking [Sunbathing nude] was a liberating experience. It felt unbelievably crazy to take off all my clothes and play in the sun. I've not had that much fun in so long. Amy Grant crazyplayfun I think our culture encourages all of us to always put our best foot forward. I think it's a good thing. I think it's nice to rise to the occasion, to be kind and considerate, and have self control. Amy Grant niceselfthinking I've found that music allows years to fold like an accordion over each other, so I guess you don't feel the passage of time as much. Amy Grant passage-of-timefoundyears Its true. Im a simple person. Some people tend to live from trauma to trauma, and that energizes them. I have a hectic schedule, but my mind seeks simplicity - like being in nature, a long bike ride, or sitting on the back porch. Amy Grant hectic-schedulesimplelong The secret to overcoming a feeling of loneliness is not going outside Amy Grant being-alonelonelinesspeople People are going to come into your life that need you, and being there for them makes the day worth living. People are going to come into your life that you need, and that's the really crazy thing. Amy Grant crazypeopleneeds The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes. Amy Grant weddingmarriagethank-you There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived. Amy Grant experienceimpossibleinsomnia Come Christmas Eve, we usually go to my mom and dad's. Everybody brings one gift and then we play that game when we all steal it from each other. Some are really cool, others are useful and some are a bit out there. Amy Grant dadchristmasmom
