...the holy men sat in an atmospherereeking of antiquity, so thick with thedust of ages that you can't see through it--nor can they.

It's so nice to be a spoke in the wheel, one that helps to turn, not one that hinders.

To wake in that desert dawn was like waking in the heart of an opal. ... See the desert on a fine morning and die - if you can!

There is nothing more difficult to measure than the value of visible emotion.

I will have no locked cupboards in my life.

...the holy men sat in an atmosphere reeking of antiquity, so thick with the dust of ages that you can't see through it -nor can they.

I have fallen a hopeless victim to the Turk; he is the most charming of mortals.

Great persons, like great empires, leave their mark on history.

Then, as now, archaelogists and writers ventured where others feared to tread.

Every socialist is a disguised dictator.

People aren't born good or bad. It's the way you live your life that matters and how many people you inspire and empower after you're gone.

Even someone as photographed and aware of the camera as members of the royal family needs to feel completely comfortable if they are to look their best.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.

I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.

Oh what people of God we ought to be; and grace can make us so!

My children are my whole life.

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that.

I dated the same girl all through high school.

How many pistols smoking coming from a broken family?