Give the respect you want to receive; embody the grace you hope to encounter; and help others with no expectations whatsoever.

It is okay not to like someone, but it is never okay to try and degrade, humiliate, or dehumanize them.

Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example.

The world you see outside of you will always be a reflection of what you have inside of you.

Before you speak to me about your religion, first show it to me in how you treat other people. Before you tell me how much you love your God, show me in how much you love all His children.

Don't let your inability to do everything undermine your determination to do something.

When happy, be kind. When angry, be kind. When hopeful, be kind. When discouraged, be kind. When ever, be kind.

No matter what, we always have the power to choose hope over despair, engagement over apathy, kindness over indifference, love over hate.

The right attitude can transform a barrier into a blessing, an obstacle into an opportunity or a stumbling block into a stepping stone.

Give more than is expected, love more than seems wise, serve more than seems necessary, and help more than is asked.

What more could you ask for in life than to be given an impossible challenge?

Remember, you are as dispensable as the most indispensable king of kings, the mighty lord of silly worldly men.

Dad is in commercial real estate. Mom is a writer and a retired teacher.

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

I'm not a first-place person.

Funny is only something that others know about you - you can't be funny by yourself.

It is impossible to be both selfish and happy.

...righteousness [is] always more believable when combined with dreariness.

Most conservatives also believe in the death penalty, but not abortion, which proves they like to procrastinate.

Sensuality takes planning and work.

If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks, on Route Sixty-six.