The New Testament never simply says, "Remember Jesus Christ." That is a half-finished sentence. It says, "Remember Jesus Christ is risen from the dead."

In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.

Those who dare to interpret God's will must never claim Him as an asset for one nation or group rather than another.

Royalty puts a human face on the operations of government.

I sometimes think that Thomas Cook should be numbered among the secular saints. He took travel from the privileged and gave it to the people.

We live in a world in which the worst looks as if it is going to happen and the worst often does happen, and yet out of the anguish and waste, love and trust come in new forms.

Without centuries of Christian antisemitism, Hitlers passionate hatred would never have been so fervently echoed.

If our faith delivers us from worry, then worry is an insult flung in the face of God.

You're FAT - and don't try to sugarcoat it, because you'll just eat that, too.

No one leads an army to war, unless they have first served in battle

Boxing day will never be the same now that Muhammed Ali is gone.

As a general rule, I abstain from reading reports of attacks upon myself, wishing not to be provoked by that to which I cannot properly offer an answer.

Strength is not gained overnight; it is cultivated over time.

In a litigation-happy society, clear agreements often prevent small disagreements from becoming big ones.

I used to walk like a giant on the land. Now I feel like a leaf floating in a stream

When I graduated from law school in 1959, there wasn't a single woman on any federal bench. It wouldn't be a realistic ambition for a woman to want to become a federal judge.

Even if you're an adult you still have secrets and scandals following you.

You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.