Simplicity reaches out after God; purity discovers and enjoys Him.

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!

If you want to learn something that will really help you, learn to see yourself as God sees you and not as you see yourself in the distorted mirror of your own self-importance.

To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.

Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.

Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is.

All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses.

By the time executives get to high levels, they are good at making others feel confident in their judgment, even if there's no strong basis for the judgment.

We called [my son] Gary "Little Herschel" when he was in middle school - but then he didn't grow any taller. He ended up playing golf and being a really nice golfer.

Death, death. Now I won't be able to write my beautiful memoirs.

My mother and father stressed education and always made sure we had a place to study and books to read.

The only society I like is rough and tough, and the tougher the better. There's where you get down to bedrock and meet human people.

It's hard to feel comfortable in your own skin when you're younger.

There's always something every night that I learn from reacting to what the audience is reacting to. You learn what to leave out, what to put in, if you need a little more comedy or more drama.

Pray often rather than very long at a time. It is hard to be very long in prayer, and not slacken in our affections.

Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.