The older I grow, the more I am convinced that there is no education which one can get from books and costly apparatus that is equal to that which can be gotten from contact with great men and women.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.

Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you've over come

Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.

We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.

The God we serve does not seek out the perfect, but instead uses our imperfections and our shortcomings for his greater good. I am humbled by my own limitations. But where I am weak, He is strong.

Those who have suffered are best able to help those who are suffering.

I guess I like who I am now. I'd just like to have a little more internal peace. I'm sure everybody would.

That was cool.' You're psychotic.

Spending time in the presence of Jesus is a non-negotiable. Don't wait until you have time to do it. MAKE time.

I'm a great dog fanatic. My own dog died a little while ago and I take it very personally when things die-it's a major offence.

My style is scruffy with a touch of androgyny.

Whenever conscience commands anything, there is only one thing to fear, and that is fear.

At the end of the day, love and compassion will win.