The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think.

They who know most of God on earth or heaven know that they know little after all; but they know that they may know more and more of Him throughout eternal ages.

It is the man that makes the motive, and not the motive the man.

When Christianity is received, it stimulates the faculties, and calls forth new ideas, new motives and new sentiments. It has been the mother of all modern education

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.

To turn your dreams into reality, all your resources, efforts and concentration should be aligned in the same direction.

we need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken

Anyone can desire anything, but if you're not going to commit, you're not getting it.

People think they need to be at a ski-inski-out resort, but the reality is it's not such a big deal to jump on a shuttle.

My black friends never asked me how much money I made, or what school my children went to, or anything like that. They just said, "Come as you are."

And when a lady's in the case, You know, all other things give place.

It doesn't matter how old you are, there is a little child within who needs love and acceptance.

I think most things are pretty magical, and that it's less a matter of belief than it is one of just stopping to notice.

The time eras that I really like are more on '50s and '60s.