When a man is a mystery to himself you can hardly call him mysterious.

No blade can puncture the human heart like the well-chosen words of a spiteful son.

You live it forward, but understand it backward.

To be around someone whose self-confidence is more than what our first glance led us to expect is seductive.

Geography is destiny.

The world turns on our every action, and our every omission, whether we know it or not.

There is a point when grief exceeds the human capacity to emote, and as a result one is strangely composed-

God will judge us, Mr. Harris, by--by what we did to relieve the suffering of our fellow human beings. I don't think God cares what doctrine we embrace.

Being the first born gives you great patience.

The crookedness of the serpent is still straight enough to slide through the snake hole.

That's the funny thing about America--the blessed thing. As many people as there are to hold you back, there are angels whose humanity makes up for all the others. I've had my share of angels.

You can’t build rich lives simply by reading sermons or following abstract rules. Example is the best teacher. Moral improvement occurs most reliably when the heart is warmed,

I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out.

I sincerely believe that Indians have the ability to compete with the best in the world.

If you want to be led by the Spirit of God, then devote yourself to the Word of God.

From the way Denny's shaking his head, he's either got an injured shoulder or a gnat in his eye.

Much of my work in this period was concerned with exploring the logic of economic models, but also with attempting to reconcile the models with everyday observation.

Catholicism has the clerical equivalent to a nut allergy - even a small exposure to change, and the whole thing will go into anaphylactic shock.

I want a regular pay cheque.

Pure devotional service fries the seeds of material inclinations in our heart.

There’s no reason to hold yourself back and say you can’t do something in life unless you go for it and try to do it.