Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.

The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.

What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love...They're the guiding lights of a life.

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.

We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war.

All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.

The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.

America has no functioning democracy at this moment.

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.

Safeguarding our health will allow us to fulfill our divine potential and serve others more effectively.

The bulk of suffering does not stem from 'dreadful' experiences but rather from frightening beliefs.

The higher power, mighty God!

Every day we're one day closer to death. But there's no reason to rush into it.

There is no shame in doing the right thing, even if its too late.

For there are two distinct sorts of ideas: Those that proceed from the head and those that emanate from the heart.

My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life thats what Id be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. Thats where the spirit of the armed forces is.

I am the Spirit that denies.

Sarcasm doesn't appear to work on him. If that's true, I'm in trouble: It's my normal mode of communication.

You have to know how to look even if you don't know what you're looking for.