Happiness is a continuous creative activity.

I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see, I sought my god, but my god eluded me; And then I sought my sisters and my brothers, and in them I found all three.

The future belongs to the common man with uncommon determination.

Happiness is a continuous creative activity of imaginatively comparing your experiences to things that aren't as good and thereby feeling happy and grateful.

I took up leprosy work. Not to help anyone, but to overcome that fear in my life. That it worked out good for others was a by-product. But the fact is: I did it to overcome fear.

I don't want to be a leader. I want to be one who goes around with a little oil can and offer help when I see a breakdown.

Happiness dies when not shared

Joy is more infectious than leprosy.

If you are through with dreams, then progress halts.

Once you are in the orbit of your destiny, weightlessness is the only result.

Grace freely given by God.

…although her mouth uttered fond words, her eyes spoke only venom.

The Spirit goes ahead of us when we witness— preparing the way, giving us the words, and granting us courage.

make your worst day is the best day in your life, because surely there's something missing within our self without it, so we can be who we are now, the wiser and the mature one

People who live great stories know failure isn’t a judgment, it’s an education.

And all those who look down on me I'm tearing down your balcony.

The modern world is a crowd of very rapid racing cars all brought to a standstill and stuck in a block of traffic.

For the first time in my life I've done something for me and by choice and not because somebody told me it was good or bad.

It is profoundly important to honor President Johnson's historic contributions to justice and democracy - and to appreciate how hard he fought for the rights of every Texan and every American.

Parochial schools in the United States are also responsible for educating students from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, including many who are non-Catholic.