Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.

In our changing world nothing changes more than geography.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.

Exclusion is always dangerous. Inclusion is the only safety if we are to have a peaceful world.

All in all, Vermont is a jewel state, small but precious.

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members

Hunger makes a thief of any man.

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.

The greatest stupidity in man is not his arrogance or ignorance, it he failing to realize who he is.

I never wanted to be a prophet or a saviour. Elvis maybe

More pernicious than the power of a dictator is that of a class; the most terrible - the tyranny of a majority.

in crowded rooms they would form words with their lips for each other's eyes

I'm hard on myself, so I'm working on shifting perspective toward self-acceptance, with all my flaws and weaknesses.

True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.

I will sit here but an hour or two, then leave." I yawn. "So very long as that?" When he answers, there is a wry note in his voice. "I do have my reputation to protect.

Any story worth telling is worth embellishing.

Mistakes are inevitable in aviation, especially when one is still learning new things. The trick is to not make the mistake that will kill you.

If people use common sense and their own guiding moral compass, I think they'll generally stay out of trouble.