Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.

No place is ugly to those who understand the virtues and sweetness of everything that God has made.

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.

Some may study side by side, and yet be asunder when they come to the logic of things.

I suppose everybody must be always just a little homesick.

When you turn the corner And you run into yourself Then you know that you have turned All the corners that are left.

I was eleven and I wanted to play it because it was in my blood. It was a feeling I couldn't deny

Meditation doesn't have to be complicated. What I do is about as simple as you can get. You could just count the beads, one, two, three, with your eyes closed or open, whatever makes you happy.

I am a very superstitious person.

If Europe’s example is any guide, here are the two secrets of coping with expensive oil: own fuel-efficient cars, and don’t drive them too much.

Duty is God;Work is worship.