Man's capacity for evil makes democracy necessary and man's capacity for good makes democracy possible.

Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil people, but by good people who do not know themselves and who do not probe deeply.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Every experience proves that the real problem of our existence lies in the fact that we ought to love one another, but do not.

There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.

Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life's ethical problems.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm of relative values.

Humor is a prelude to faith and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Let it rain to You and drips on me, together we will get wet

I’d gone from living alone in New York as a lowly shoe clerk to becoming a shieldmaiden with a family to come home to. It didn’t get much better than that.

First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn't so great.

All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.

Can I touch your mango?

The distance that the dead have gone Does not at first appear- Their coming back seems possible For many an ardent year.

Negative thinking limits God and our potential.

Before I met Jesus I wanted to be a professional pool player.

I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do.

The moral sense is always supported by the permanent interest of the parties. Else, I know not how, in our world, any good would ever get done.