The more I thought about human nature, the more I saw how our tragic inclination for sin/mistakes causes us to use our minds to rationalize our action.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.

Speak softly and carry a big stick

You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

Term limits would cure both senility and seniority- both terrible legislative diseases.

When someone says 'I'm so disillusioned', I say 'Congratulations! You've lost another illusion.'

Let's not get too full of ourselves. Let's leave space for God to come into the room.

Some people say "if we split up,we can cover more ground"-with blood

If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that.

People want just taxes more than they want lower taxes. They want to know that every man is paying his proportionate share according to his wealth.