The world has a way of dragging down our mood.

You can be spiritual all by yourself. Everybody has a soul. But to be religious, it seems like you need other people, and then sometimes it becomes more about the people than the soul.

Porches could be cleaned with a broom in a few minutes, but the soul could not be swept. It had to be shaken. And shaking the loess from a soul took a lifetime and more strength than most people had.

There are struggles you cannot win, but a man can meet his own heart if value is found in loss. Give yourself permission to cry.

The power of our country relies on the character that comes out of each of our homes.

I wonder if God hears prayers if the only time you make them is when you’re in trouble.

He knew that prejudice was a necessary part of the weak spirit of some men.

Time does not heal, but it can liberate. A race run well can never be lost.

Hope was always hard to find in the darkness.

Doing without will wear on you until temptation is stronger than character, sometimes.

There is no end to the hatred in men, but there is an end to the hatred in a man. If your hatred is just, and deeds will get you to the end of it, then go and do what must be done.

What is failure to a person who is not afraid to learn from it and try again?

Our challenge is to remind ourselves that we do have common interest, common grounds, and common dreams.

God is so boundlessly pleased with Jesus that in him he is altogether well pleased with us.

Every story teaches me how to write it. Unfortunately, it doesn't teach me how to write the next one.

I know these days it sounds a little odd, but American governments are very fearful of European reaction. They were afraid we would be considered gunslingers.

I spend all day thinking of shopping. I love the thrill of finding that wonderful, perfect thing, the feeling of your heart racing because it's so right.

Think about last time you were broke ... now how well did it go with spending your way out of it? Did that work?

Political rule is so natural and necessary to the human race that it cannot be withdrawn without destroying nature itself; for the nature of man is such that he is a social animal.

When a storm comes, it is the trees that get uprooted. Be as humble as the grass and nothing can touch you.

When delivering something like an important letter or other written materials, grasp it firmly in your hand as you go and do not release it once, but hand it over directly to the recipient.