It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.

In our changing world nothing changes more than geography.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.

Exclusion is always dangerous. Inclusion is the only safety if we are to have a peaceful world.

All in all, Vermont is a jewel state, small but precious.

Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members

Hunger makes a thief of any man.

Being cool, having a 'cool' energy is just not attractive to me.

I came to a stark realization: chronic surpluses could be almost as destabilizing as chronic deficits.

It is possible to experience an awakening in this life through realising just how precious each moment, each mental process, and each breath truly is.

I have tried to explore the little talent I have for writing.

I was very close to playing at an Ivy League School. The Division I schools, when a coach would come visit all he would talk about was my size.

A cold in the head in June is an immoral thing.

A spark neglected has often raised a conflagration.

Movies such as 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' in 1939 to 'Dave' in 1993 portray Washington leaders as the ultimate Everymen - decent people just like you and me, only thrust onto greatness.

Where God is at the center of things, worship inevitably follows.

The state of the world, of course, is constantly changing, and so is theory.