I see by the papers that they are going to do away with all the nuisance taxes. That means that a man can get a marriage license for nothing.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

If the rules make such a difference, then it becomes very important who gets to make them.

He who becomes a Muslim does so in his own interest.

Most people's journeys haven't been as disjointed as mine.

There is no such thing as an objective interpretation.

Criticism ... makes very little dent upon me, unless I think there is some real justification and something should be done.

Women, it turns out, are built to lead - particularly in the modern world.

How ridiculous! You're going to have the first black president apologize for slavery?

One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can get anything out of life without God.

Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.

The wise man is he who knows when and how to stop