For me sport was a religion... with religious sentiment.

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

The heart of our problem is the selfishness in our heart. The human spirit soars with hope when lifted by an encouraging word. The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle.

The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.

A better world could be brought about only by better individuals.

Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of a good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.

For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement

Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will.

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.

Winning medals wasn't the point of the Olympics. It's the participating that counts.

The essential thing in life is not so much conquering as fighting well.

We’re not going to have peace—permanent peace—until the Prince of Peace comes. And He is coming.

Going back to South Sudan after the independence took place was deeply emotional for me because I had gone through the civil war with my family just before going to seek refuge in London.

It was a profound saying of Wilhelm Humboldt, that 'Man is man only by means of speech, but in order to invent speech he must be already man.'

God's aim in human history is the creation of an inclusive community of loving persons, with himself included as its primary sustainer and most glorious inhabitant.

There is a still center of the universe. Within that still center are all things, all achievements, all loses, everything and nothing exist there.

Even in this day and age, if you're not married, there are people who are like, 'Don't worry, it'll happen for you someday.'

I'm not a homosexual and I don't smoke pot, so what would I say?

A lot of liberals don't believe in American exceptionalism, but it doesn't mean they don't love America.

Not to teach the whole curriculum is to give up on the whole man.

People do business with people who make them feel special.