One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.

The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.

Zoos are becoming facsimiles - or perhaps caricatures - of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature were pursued, we would need no zoos at all.

Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

Our challenges don’t define us, our actions do.

If you fixate on the worst-case scenario and it actually happens, you’ve lived it twice.

Family is not an important thing. It's everything.

I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.

Medical science has proven time and again that when the resources are provided, great progress in the treatment, cure, and prevention of disease can occur.

You have to write down all your everyday steps

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.

I heard them tearing at it. It was the sound of mortality.

There comes a moment in each of our lives when the control that keeps us sane slips through our fingers. Most of us aim to seize it back. The best way to fight chaos is with chaos.

Never Let go your task or plan. Problems are opportunities that come in a package that is not pleasing.

I think the other thing that shaped me a little bit is that I really didn't have any success in music until my early to mid-30s.

You find true joy and happiness in life when you give and give and go on giving and never count the cost.

My fame? Truly I don't consider myself famous...long way to go yet. But if anyone does ask for an autograph it's a wonderful feeling.

Best thing is to get the words down every day. And it is time to start now.

It's so exciting to be doing radio on the cutting edge of technology. Being in on something new is the biggest thrill in the world.