Persistence prevails, like a stream that is temporarily blocked by boulders and then collects force enough to overflow onward.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

A cheery relaxation is man's natural state, just as nature itself is relaxed. A waterfall is concerned only with being itself, not with doing something it considers waterfall-like.

You have succeeded in life when all you really WANT is only what you really NEED.

No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people; it is your reaction.

You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them

Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.

We can accept God becoming Man to save Man, but not Man becoming God to save himself.

Be teachable. That is the whole secret.

if being is many, it must be both like and unlike, and this is impossible, for neither can the like be unlike, nor the unlike like

Life feels like fall of itself.""'A dream within a dream.""And I want to wake up.

If ignorance is on the march, stand aside and let it pass you by.

I wouldn't even dare read the Torah, let alone attempt a witty observation on the Torah.

Game, set, match equals tennis. Set, match, run equals arson.

I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.

Women can build stability. We can make peace.

Mario Balotelli is like Marmite, you either love him or hate him. Me? I'm in between.

Some people have said Brother Khalid was a villain, but we know he was a victim in a world that is evil. Racism and injustice are the real villains here.

We've come a long way in our thinking, but also in our moral decay. I can't imagine Dr. King watching the 'Real Housewives' or 'Jersey Shore.'