Glorious is the tumult of the waves that crash against a vessel, preparing it for the seas of life.

The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.

Music is the balm that heals the forlorn ache of a distant star.

Lessons that come easy are not lessons at all. They are gracious acts of luck. Yet lessons learned the hard way are lessons never forgotten.

You're my bread when I'm hungry You're my shelter from troubled winds You're my anchor in life's ocean Most of all You're my best friend

I don't believe that heaven waits for only those who congregate.

When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man.

What we aspire to be is more than what we are yet less than what we are capable of.

I don't believe virginity is common as it used to be.

Why is it that an extended olive branch often turns to a clinched fist of hatred?

On an altar of prejudice we crucify our own, yet the blood of all children is the color of God.

Talk is free but the wise man chooses when to spend his words.

Knowledge and education are the key to this human tragedy which is a bonfire of hate fueled by ignorance.

If you have a definite purpose with a plan, you will definitely reach it.

The greatest service you can render someone else is helping him help himself.

I think people get satisfaction from living for a cause that's greater than themselves. They want to leave an imprint. By writing books, I'm trying to do that in a modest way.

The issue is not what you're doing with your body; it's what you're doing with your mind.

I'm always dreaming and doing.

You're not going to do good work if you're not choosing something because it inspires you.

Things changed with the discovery of neutron stars and black holes - objects with gravitational fields so intense that dramatic space and time-warping effects occur.

100 years ago, buying something you could make was considered wasteful; now making something you could buy is considered wasteful. I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction.