Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

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

I'd far rather leave a thought behind me than a child. Other people can have children.

God loves you not because you are worthy, but because He is God and you are a fixture in His mind.

[I support] term limits for career politicians and the death penalty for career politicians.

Often a cold shudder has run through me, and I have asked myself whether I may have not devoted myself to a fantasy.

He's a tremendous guy. And what's more, he's virtually a genius in the field of management.

When asked what he would do if he knew the world would end tomorrow, Martin Luther said, "I would plant a tree."

But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan.

Farewell,' she said. 'I hope you hear many more songs' - which was the best way she could think of to say good-bye to a butterfly.

The safest way to avoid the world is through art; and the safest way to be linked to the world is through art.

I was always proud about being from Texas and, you know, maybe that was part of fearlessness. I love the fact that Texas is so big, but you don't feel small because of that.