If God simply handed us everything we want, He'd be taking from us our greatest prize - the job of accomplishment

If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.

There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.

Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.

If you haven't time to help youngsters find the right way in life, somebody with more time will help them find the wrong way.

A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it.

I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it.

A valuable friend is one who'll tell you what you should be told, even if it offends you.

If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is.

It is frustrating, because who wants to grow up and follow their parents?

Today is April 1, April Fools' Day, a day that people try to fool their friends and relatives. Don't confuse that with April 15, when people try to fool the IRS.

I think making features has got to be in the addiction category.

Off with their heads!

We need to meet, embrace and work with what we're given. For what we want and what we're given often serve two different gods. And how we respond to their meeting determines our path.

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.

There's nothing more exciting than playing live for the people. Just play it, just do it.

We don't have to apologize for American exceptionalism or western values.

Terrorism itself is not the greatest danger we face.