A thick hide is a gift from God.

We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.

We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon. In an instant age, perhaps we must relearn the ancient truth that patience, too, has its victories.

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.

When the world seems large and complex, we need to remember that great world ideals all begin in some home neighborhood.

When everybody else thinks it's the end, we have to begin.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

God designed the stomach to eject what is bad for it, but not the human brain.

To look back into the past only makes sense if it serves the future.

All that the socialists understand about money is the fact that they want it from others.

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

Stories--individual stories, family stories, national stories--are what stitch together the disparate elements of human existence into a coherent whole. We are story animals.

Believing in the inherent good of humankind is akin to having faith. It is to believe in something that may not be readily apparent.

The way I see it is, I am a boon to the English language.

The ability to experience and understand what others feel without confusion between oneself and others.

The Mexican War was a training ground for generals, so that when the sad self-murders settled on us, the leaders knew the techniques for making it properly horrible.

Khem was an ancient name for the land of Egypt; and both the words alchemy and chemistry are a perpetual reminder of the priority of Egypt's scientific knowledge.

It isn't the size of the family, it's the interactions of the members inside.

I started playing in bars when I was about 15 years old, and there are things that I saw early on that really shaped who I am.

It's more mental in the NFL than it was in high school. In high school you just line up and close the gap. In the NFL you have to do the right things so the team can win.