It is not so much what we say or do that educates; what really educates is who we are.

The way to do much in a short time is to love much. People will do great things if they are stirred with enthusiasm and love.

It is better to begin a great work than to finish a small one.

I wish that Christmas may be happy and heavenly, and the holidays glow with the gifts of the inner life that God will give to each one.

You must grow like a tree, not like a mushroom

To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the same thing.

Do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor the best opportunities; they will never come.

Isn't it wonderful that two of the most sacred and symbolic plants, the olive and the vine, live on almost nothing, a terrace of limestone, sun and rain.

All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted.

Every friendship with God and every love between Him and a soul is the only one of its kind.

We must never try to escape the obligation of living at our best.

Finally! You're here!"Uh....Do I know you?"Well, no....But you're here, all the same...

George W. Bush attended the intelligence briefing every day. Obama has not even attended half of them. He sends surrogates. That to me is significant.

Contrary to popular belief, there are lots of actions on the part of Jefferson and Hemings that "speak" about the basic nature of their relationship.

If you do not do the thing you fear, the fear controls your life.

I'm not going to judge what I do.

The only way I'll ever make the Ryder Cup team is when I become captain; then I can name myself to the team.

If I have to remove one to save ten, I'll do it in a heartbeat. If I have to waterboard somebody to save a thousand people, I'll do it in a heartbeat.

I?m 57 years old and there are adventures out there for me.

I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.