The Secret of Happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.

Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.

Amateurs study tactics; professionals study logistics.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

I learned that good judgment comes from experience and that experience grows out of mistakes.

America today is running on the momentum of a godly ancestry, and when that momentum runs down, God help America.

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late.

A piece of paper makes you an officer, a radio makes you a commander.

It seems like people get afraid of a certain music if they can't pigeonhole it to their satisfaction... Good music is good music, and that should be enough for anybody.

Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink.

A dream, all a dream, that ends in nothing, and leaves the sleeper where he lay down, but I wish you to know that you inspired it.

I might be on the fence about this life, but I 'm not and will never be on the fence about you. I will fight for you.

The Internet is an excellent invention for people with nothing better to do, and people with something better to do who nonetheless don't want to do it.

In particular, there was a butler in a blue coat and bright buttons, who gave quite a winey flavour to the table beer; he poured it out so superbly.

Truth, like surgery, may hurt, but it cures.

The Synod of Bishops has existed for forty years. In that long span of time it has been for all of us a good school for introducing us to the universal dimension of the Church.

What happens when you let an unsatisfactory present go on long enough? It becomes your entire history.

What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career.

Absent in body, but present in spirit.

Like music, yoga is a journey -- one that is long enough so you keep developing, and keep learning. I don't see an end to it.