The state of matrimony is the chief in the world after religion; but people shun it because of its inconveniences, like one who, running out of the rain, falls into the river.

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.

Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.

God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.

Every hill becomes a mountain when one has to climb up it.Getting to the top is the manna of life.AL/fd

Look up on a starry night, and you will see the majesty and power of an infinite Creator.

Personally, I think Jim Henson said it best when he said "Anybody got an aspirin? I think I've got a cold."

practically nothing we do ever stands by itself. If it is good, it will serve some good purpose in the future. If it is evil, it may haunt us and handicap our efforts in unimagined ways.

I like the idea of playing a historical detective.

Sometimes our fights are as strong as a current, as consistent as waves and as stubborn as unmoveable rocks. Martial fights cause the same kind of erosion as powerful waves do when they hit the shore

Frankly, I'd love to see a multiparty system, like we have in some of our European countries. But I'm not sure how to get there.

I awakened. is that not a wonderful statement?

The rebuilding of Iraq has been terrible.

Having a school really is the fulfillment of a longtime dream of mine.