Time grants a unique perspective which allows us to see events through a filter of accumulated wisdom.

Humankind has turned to world into a cruel and inhospitable place. The thing that makes it all bearable is the potential for loving companionship.

What makes one strong is not the ability to confront adversity and cruelty, but rather the ability to love in spite of it.

When our thoughts, at times, wander into darkness... remember we are human and have been imbued with free will to choose the light.

When we repay unkindness with unkindness, we perpetuate the cycle of negativity within which our world is embroiled. We have the right and responsibility to choose differently.

Getting healthy will always result in weight loss as a side effect, but a side effect of dieting and weight loss is often poorer health.

It is only when one is under extreme duress that one's true character is revealed.

Life is a gift. Treat each moment with anticipation and gratitude.

In any given situation you will find only what you bring with you...

I am a rock in a sea of despair and yearning. Take hold of me and together we may form an island of hope and plenty.

Life is like a DVR recording. The story goes on, but you cannot see it until you fast forward through the commercials

Reality does not yield to wishful thinking and truth cannot be established by a political party (or any other organization for that matter).

The survival of love depends on the management of change.

I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco.

Text messaging is just the most recent focus of people's anxiety; what people are really worried about is a new generation gaining control of what they see as their language.

Discipleship is crucial to our ultimate destiny, but its cost is total commitment.

Beware of your wishes: They will probably come true.

Our Quakers love us. We're big with the Quakers. It's all about cleanliness.

There is no cure for emphysema, but you can start treating it and have a better quality of life.

But above all preserve peace of heart. This is more valuable than any treasure.

The good Shepherd dog knows his master almost better than himself and must wonder indeed at the lack of the reverse.