I'm moving down here . . . because some of you in the back might not be able to hear my talk . . . and that wouldn't be fair to those who can hear it.

We can only keep what we have by being willing to freely give it away; a paraphrase of Jesus Christ.

Best smiles come after the toughest time.

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

God helps those who help themselves.

On our own, we’d look totally normal. Together, we’re something else. Together, we’re special.

Give freely to the world these gifts of love and compassion. Do not concern yourself with how much you receive in return, just know in your heart it will be returned.

I've been surprised to learn how many people love poetry. It's beautiful to see that people want poetry in their lives.

I don't film messages. I let the post office take care of those.

The great players have a set of golf clubs in their feet

The short of it is, as an aspiring writer, there is nothing as damaging to your credibility as saying that you don't like to read.

Saying one's prayers isn't exactly the same thing as praying.

Some bridges are so beautiful that we wish them to be our own home!

General Washington had rather incautiously encamped the bulk of his army on Long Island - a large and plentiful district about two miles from the city of New York

It's always funny to find what people's button is.