He who loses sight of the word of God, falls into despair; the voice of heaven no longer sustains him; he follows only the disorderly tendency of his heart.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.

God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.

Ideological opinion is not merely distinct from knowledge but the enemy of knowledge.

Hold the Earth tightly and fondly because you owe your existence to the Earth!

…to own only a little talent…was an awful, plaguing thing….being only a little bit special meant you expected too much, most of the time.

I love you so much, Sahra. You will do wonderful things. Have courage and believe in yourself.

You were just a young girl not wanting to let on that death could happen to one who hadn't even lived yet.

Gardening gloves are for sissies. I always have dirt under my nails.

Slits in nothingness are not very easy to paint.

Artists... disappeared long ago as social forces. So did the church.

The arts saved my life.

Tall, aren't you? I didn't mean to be.