Great triumphs of engineering genius—the locomotive, the truss bridge, the steel rail— ... are rather invention than engineering proper.

An engineer can do for a dollar what any fool can do for two.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

Never send to know for whom the bells tolls

The beauty is that you are always free to choose a better future as well as a better past!

He has a 5 year plan... What is it, don't die?

God could have programmed us as robots to do whatever he tells us, but then we'd never have the freedom to love and worship him.

How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.

America is the story of everyday people who did extraordinary things. A story woven deep into the fabric of our society.

To desire the common good and strive towards it is a requirement of justice and charity.

We got a Chinese Elvis painted by Norman Rockwell.

My books are about ordinary people placed in extraordinary situations who are able to draw upon their inner reserves to challenge the status-quo in life and navigate compelling human relationships.