It’s all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, but it is cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

If you are looking for love under rocks or bringing home water moccasins, you might be confusing love and pain.

Experience the gift of life as its gods most precious gift of all with time as it passes in everywake of life there is experience to be gained and shared dvk

I am not confused about what I want to do in my life. I simply love to try and experience new things. Why are you so jealous.

Like fashion, torture comes in a variety of styles.

The best fights don't occur between strangers. They occur between friends who trust each other.

The only people who put iced tea in Jack Daniel's bottles is the Clash baby!

Every moment is precious. And precarious.

I can never understand why people who have not seen me for a while ask if I am still writing. They might as well ask me if I am still breathing.

The more we can have peaceful trade both with Russia, with China, and with others, you know, there's a self interest in this for everyone.

I know who I am and the values I have.