The only thing worse than losing hope is to be the reason someone else loses hope.

America isn’t perfect but there’s not a better place in the world for people of any faith.

Some people have a heart to do evil and they don’t care if you’re Muslim or Christian.

As long as you know 'to let' means to rent and not a place to pee, you’re all set to travel in the UK. The lifts and the boots and everything else don’t really matter.

The Delta agent saw my itinerary and said, 'You’re flying to Jakarta via Atlanta, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur? You must have really pissed off your travel agent.

I’d see the arrow. I’d think about attitude and perception. Maybe the green arrow on the ceiling is to Muslims as the KJV in the Motel 6 nightstand is to Christians.

God does not care where you pray. He only cares what is in your heart.

Educators are in the news, too. Usually that’s bad. I had a favorite college professor. He used to tell us, 'If you make CNN as a teacher, you’re probably going to jail.

An individual school can handle a resident idiot from time to time, but an entire school system is only as good as its weakest leader.

My dad once told me that his biggest challenge after returning from Vietnam had been coming to terms with his own callousness. He’d made a deal with the war and traded his humanity for a ticket home.

When you are up against a wall, put down roots like a tree, until clarity comes from deeper sources to see over that wall and grow.

The sweet sorrow is tears of joy.

Idleness for me is not a giving up on life but a spirited grabbing hold of it.

I figured this was the easy stuff, and if we couldn't show up on time, looking right and acting right, we weren't going to be able to do anything else.

Why should I not hate mine enemies―if I "love" them does that not place me at their mercy?

The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman

On the mound is Randy Jones, the left-hander with the Karl Marx hairdo.

Chess is a cold bath for the mind

Oxford shirts. Definitely more oxford shirts.

Look closely at the Japanese; they draw admirably and yet in them you will see life outdoors and in the sun without shadows.