There is a lot of difference between failure and defeat. Failure is when you are defeated and neither learn nor contribute anything.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920's and 1930's when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brother's keeper.

The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy.

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.

The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights

The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly.

I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did in all my years of college.

My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, baloney, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted bread with catsup on the side.

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Fifty grand for a paper bucket? Well it was all about context, you see.

A man of God who falls in love with a woman who worships idols will turn him to a zombie.

I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life.

The Common Curriculum can easily become the karaoke curriculum, where everyone just follows the bouncing ball of the script.

I've always had a bad attention span.

I let her do some of my laundry and she slipped in a few meals in between, and next thing I remember, she was all moved in.

Michael Tomlinson's music truly explores the issues of the heart.

My cholera's acting up again.

I like to write about things about which I have no answers, questions that trouble me. These things trouble me.

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.