Don't leave the classroom of pain without gathering wisdom from its instruction.

Without pain, how would we know what true joy feels like?

How one responds in these dire circumstances says a lot about one's faith and the strength of one's beliefs.

Being an example to others is a requirement of following Jesus, even though none of us will ever be a perfect example.

We all are striving for something every minute of the day, whether we realize it or not.

We usually don't realize the thing that is defining our identity until that thing is taken away.

Humility is a peace that accepts one's strengths and limitations.

...life is a continual process of learning, working hard, rising up, and then being humbled. Sliding over, then sliding over again. And again.

A humble person is comfortable in their own skin.

...a disciplined pursuit of less will keep us focused and make the greatest impact.

All work is service. If you aren't serving in your work, you really aren't working.

We have seen the best minds of our generation destroyed by boredom at poetry readings.

Mind you, Thunder Bay has a lot of outskirts. It's actually two cities melded together, so in a sense it has twice as many outskirts as other places. It's understandable that we got lost....

They care about their club, and that's why they always have something good to say, even when it is negative

It's important to talk about it. You raise awareness. But you can also prevent it (child abuse) by not letting it be a secret.

It makes me upset, if not angry, when people assume that there can be no morality without a religious framework. If there's a moral framework without all that religious stuff, it's more valuable.

Being famous has its benefits, but fame isn't one of them.

Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed.

As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.

I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.