Without duty, life is sort of boneless; it cannot hold itself together.

Words are like eyeglasses they blur everything that they do not make clear.

Monuments are the grappling-irons that bind one generation to another.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

We find little in a book but what we put there. But in great books, the mind finds room to put many things.

The evening of life brings with it its lamps.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

Close your eyes and you will see.

God is gathering a small number of chosen people who will live at the edge of one time shifting to another time. These are the people who will make history

If you are not careful you will end up living the illusions that others have created for you.

They asked you the name of the god you worshipped and you replied, "Myself.

The more you read, the harder it is to condemn.

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.

You are what you repeatedly do when things get hard.

Australians are a passionate lot. We are also a very practical lot.

Christ came to transform us from never enough people - to more than enough people; that through his poverty we may become rich.

I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.

I want young women to think about different possibilities for their lives.