I had gained a greater appreciation of hearing the concerns of woman, doctors, and so many others.

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.

When everyone is included, everyone wins.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you change.

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.

Our flag is read, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbown-red, yellow, brown, black and white - and we're all precious in God's sight.

Your purpose will fuel your hope.

Today is a sacred moment.

Before you take that first curious, coerced, spiteful, or vengeful step forward, remember this: it’s a thousand times easier to slip into a muddy pit than it is to climb out of one.

Is falling in love with someone's story the same thing as falling in love with the person himself?

Love exalts because it is exalted.

I became a general contractor in my early 20s. I have been in the business for over 35 years.

I was never the cool kid, I was never hot in high school. I was never popular. You don't have to be perfect and you don't have to be rich and you can still be successful.

The educated Southerner has no use for an 'r', except at the beginning of a word.

I think fundamentalism is this radical attitude toward one's own identity and civilization as compared to other people's identities and cultures.

It is predicated on the assumption that you dislike what you are doing during the most physically capable years of your life. This is a nonstarter—nothing can justify that sacrifice.