The rest of the people know the condition of the country, for they live in it, but Congress has no idea what is going on in America, so the President has to tell 'em.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

Read History ToCreate History

There is no Them. There are only facets of Us.

He presented justice as a psychological relief...

Very few authors, especially the unpublished, can resist an invitation to read aloud.

If I be not in a state of grace, I pray God place me in it; if I be in it, I pray God keep me so.

The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war.

I don't have to change anything. I think that's the secret to comedy. You want to be universal and appeal to everyone.

I'm always wearing a Nebraska hat. Most of the time I'm wearing something that's got a Husker something on it. I make sure I have it on TV but I have it regularly.

Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.

You cannot be so poor that you cannot help somebody.