Books were like old friends, with their worn covers and well-thumbed pages.

Women were naturally pure souls, on so much higher a spiritual plane to begin with than men.

Suffering did different things to different people...Some souls became tempered, unshakable in their faith, while others became twisted and mis-shapen, throwing off all connection to God.

So you see, we are not free to choose our fate. There is a yoke to be borne and freedom is only an illusion. I am not free. God has put me here on earth for a reason.

You have a choice: pursue your dreams, or be hired by someone else to help them fulfill their dreams.

There is a simplicity to war. Attacking is the only secret. Dare- and the world yields. How quickly they forget that all it takes to change the course of history... is the will of a single man.

We are all responsible for the choices we make in life.

I was treated with a miracle drug, just like Lance Armstrong.

Unless you understand the history of a situation, you can't ever hope to solve problems.

Fidel Castro's legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental human rights.

There may be stranger reasons for being alive. There are books There’s interlibrary loan. There are books you can fall into and pull up over your head.

It's just human nature to try and figure things out. So, when we're in the midst of a situation, we usually try to reason our way through it.

On hearing the news [of being awarded a Nobel Prize], a friend who knows me only too well, sent me this laconic message: 'Blood, toil, sweat and tears always were a good mixture'.

Jesus never consults your past to determine your present.