Race prejudice is not only a shadow over the colored it is a shadow over all of us, and the shadow is darkest over those who feel it least and allow its evil effects to go on.

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.

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

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

Hunger makes a thief of any man.

Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.

Where's the man could ease the heart Like a satin gown?

I know exactly what my values are and what I love to do. That's worth additional years right there. I say no to a lot of stuff that would be easy money but deviates from my meaning of life.

Don't make me regret this", I said breathless. "You haven't regretted me once.

God does not change - and neither does His love. He loved you before you were born... He loves you now... and He will love you forever.

The vast majority of those who are famous are not significant and the vast majority of those who are significant are not famous.

The real difference between telling what happened and telling a story about what happened is that instead of being a victim of our past, we become master of it.

In normal life, I'm just kind of chill. I don't normally get that angry.

I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe.

Who pleases one against his will.