If there is no God, then man sometimes thinks he is god, and sometimes tries to live like a god.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

If you can't stand the heat, don't go to Cancun in the summer.

It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.

Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... But not everyone must prove they are a citizen.

And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.

Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

What's a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son.

I'm thinking that I shouldn't have filed my nails last night.

With the world now a global village, your vision has to transcend different races and faces in different places around the world.

You don't understand the things I do, but I do have my reasons. They're not your reasons, so they're not real to you, but they're real to me, and that's enough.

No personal consideration should stand in the way of performing a public duty.

The ego searches for shortcomings and weaknesses. Love watches for any sign of strength. It sees how far each one has come and not how far he has to go.

One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called 'spiritual mindlessness.'

The deceitful misquoting of scientists to suit an anti-scientific agenda ranks among the many unchristian habits of fundamentalist authors.

Good ideas are often murdered by better ones.

AIDS occupies such a large part in our awareness because of what it has been taken to represent. It seems the very model of all the catastrophes privileged populations feel await them.

The world is a story we tell ourselves about the world.