It occurred to me in my junior year of high school. I got my first letter from a big college. I still have that letter to this day - a letter from Indiana.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion

Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team

Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.

To give someone a piece of your heart, is worth more than all the wealth in the world.

Learning Indian mannerisms, how to wear saris, and the language were a challenge.

Communication is really a two-way process with listenining being as important as speaking. Enhancing one's listening skills is therefore as important as enhancing one's speaking skills.

I want to introduce my readers to people they may never have met, take them places they may never have visited, and present them with situations they may never have encountered.

Not for yourself, O church, do you exist, any more than Christ existed for himself.

See, regardless of what anybody believes who hates me; you ain't gonna make or break me.

Art reminds us that in fact the world always exceeds our grasp and perception.

I see no reason for giving the capital employed in agriculture greater protection than the capital vested in other branches of trade, manufacture, or commerce.

Most distracting of all, though, was not the threat of danger but the allure of beauty.

Let's respect the dignity of women to make their own decisions about the size and timing of their families.

Any time you get serious about using your life the way God wants you to use it, there are going to be people who oppose it.

Forgiveness multiplies and melts rigid postures. Try again and again with self forgiveness. Be the kind parent to yourself you may not have had.