The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism.

Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil people, but by good people who do not know themselves and who do not probe deeply.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Every experience proves that the real problem of our existence lies in the fact that we ought to love one another, but do not.

There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.

Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life's ethical problems.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm of relative values.

Humor is a prelude to faith and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

The fate of the world depends on the triumph of the good people!

It is right to be contented with what we have never with what we are.

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only.

It's important to remember that there are countless views in infinity.

When you try to convince yourself that something doesn't bother you, it usually bothers you more.

Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world.

The birds that were singing in the dew-drenched garden seemed to be telling the flowers about her.

Law without education is a dead letter. With education the needed law follows without effort and, of course, with power to execute itself; indeed, it seems to execute itself.

Distance in a straight line has no mystery. The mystery is in the sphere.

I'm kind of the funny guy that hopefully kind of wins your heart if I did my job.