Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

You could pay for power, but would never buy dignity.

Running from horrors doesn't help. The only way to deal with them is to meet them head-on.

Temperance is the control of all the functions of our bodies. The man who refuses liquor goes in for apple pie and develops a paunch is no ethical leader for me.

Two European nations emerged with credit from the Iraq disaster: France and Germany. Both had the courage to withstand the Bush administration and oppose the U.S.-led invasion.

The more my fans know about my past, the more they'll be able to predict and understand some of the moves I make in the future.

I believe what Jesus said, but Jesus never said priests couldn't be fools.

I've no desire to start a movement, to be the first name on an open petition, or to be the poster child for disgruntled writers.

Happiness is equal to one's capacity to love.

One thing you may be sure of, I was not a party to covering up anything.

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem.