Love isn't making others into the people we imagine they should be. It's about letting people be themselves

Blaming the woman for the loss of a child is like blaming the soldier for the loss of his life in battle.

Strength of character isn't always about how much you can handle before you break, it's also about how much you can handle after you've broken.

There is not one harsher, more sure-fire way to fail than that of the man who tries to be like Jesus without submitting to Jesus.

Let everyone see the blood,' he said. 'Don't clean it up. That's the only way people remember.'... I could see the blood inside my head. It was with me forever, whether or not I wanted to forget.

All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations.

Waight and measure take away strife.

If you're asking me as the President, would I understand reality, I do.

For you will never be what you ought to be until they [your fellow humans] are what they ought to be.

If you have no power, talk about your influence. If you have power, talk about the constraints that hem you in.

Long-term investment success is almost totally a function of how one emotionally handles declines in the equity market, as opposed to how one's portfolio handles them.

A student comes to me with a piece of writing, holds it out, says, 'Is this good?' A whole sequence of emergencies goes off in my mind. That's not a question to ask anyone but yourself.