Open your minds and hearts to the beauty of all that God has made and to His special, personal love for each one of you.

Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.

I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.

The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.

Do not forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves.

If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.

The way Jesus shows you is not easy. Rather, it is like a path winding up a mountain. Do not lose heart! The steeper the road, the faster it rises towards ever wider horizons.

Nobody is so poor he has nothing to give, and nobody is so rich he has nothing to receive.

Allow the light and the healing presence of Christ to shine brightly through your lives. In that way, all those who come in contact with you will discover the loving kindness of God.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son Jesus.

Don't try to live forever - You can't! But you can do things that will live forever.

Half the secret of getting along with people is consideration of their values the other half is tolerance in one's own views.

Disillusionment can come as fast as a gust, but building faith that the government won't inflate again is like building a new sailboat, a project of years.

You know, there's a 12 step program for gambling. You should look into that. Twelve steps. Coyote laughed. I'll bet I can do it in six.

Like mothers, taxes are often misunderstood, but seldom forgotten

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.

Your real job in this world is to be you.

Massachusetts children cannot only lead the nation in test scores, they can be competitive with the best in the world. And the gap in achievement among races can virtually disappear.

You tell a man the truth about himself and, well, they find they have trouble accepting it.