A banker is a man who lends you an umbrella when the weather is fair and takes it away from you when it rains.

We can only keep what we have by being willing to freely give it away; a paraphrase of Jesus Christ.

Best smiles come after the toughest time.

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

God helps those who help themselves.

You're so beautiful, " he told her. Her laughter tickled his ears. "You realize you're looking at my back, right?" "Mmm-hmmm. And it's a very beautiful back.

She felt something missing in her soul. It wasn't until she landed in Edinburgh that she realized that missing piece was the wild, mystical land.

The most successful scientists are not the most talented. But they are the ones who are impelled by curiosity. They've got to know what the answer is

A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.

Good and bad, I define these terms, quite clear, no doubt, somehow.

Conserving habitats is a wellspring for the next industrial revolution.

When you lose interest in anything, you also lose the memory for it.

When in doubt, we follow our hearts. Words can be false, images and sounds can be manipulated. But this...' He tapped his chest, over his heart. 'This is always true

I dress up with a conscience when I think you'll be watching. I say all the right things, I don't know what I mean.

Have we come to the point where it is now considered a secular blasphemy to acknowledge the name of God at all?