Religion mustn't interfere with the state - so one of the basic Democratic principles as we know it in America is the separation of church and state.

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.

God is the Everlasting Counselor.

...in the business of writing what one accumulates is not expertise but uncertainties. Which is but another name for craft.

An ideologue is one who places agenda above truth.

The beauty of a meek spirit is precious to God

Let the colours of your ideas are red so that all can easily notice them! And what is red? Red is scream, red is power, red is assertion!

It is literature which for me opened the mysterious and decisive doors of imagination and understanding. To see the way others see. To think the way others think. And above all, to feel.

Because nothing is as good as you can imagine it. No one is as beautiful as she is in your head. Nothing is as exciting as your fantasy.

Singing is my passion and something that I still love to do and Im always going to want to do it.

With my dog I don't get no respect. He keeps barking at the front door. He don't want to go out. He wants me to leave.

Age is just a number for me! A person is as young as he feels.