There is nothing in history to parallel the influence of Jesus Christ.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

You can't insure against the future, except by really believing in the best bit of you, and in the power beyond it.

I don't believe in miracles, only unexplained facts.

The enemy of my enemy may be my friend … of course the friend of my friend is often a jerk.

Nobody wanted to win more than I did. Nobody !

In the first place, I'm pretty thorough about whom I choose. I instinctively look for the kind of actor who is going to be trusting. There are all kinds of insecure people out there called actors.

Non-conformism is the major, perhaps the only, sin of our time.

Recapitulation provided a convenient focus for the persuasive racism of white scientists; they looked to the activities of their own children for comparison with normal adult behavior in lower races.

Our greatest problems in life come not so much from the situations we confront as from our doubts about our ability to handle them.

In that first 'fusion' with Jesus (holy communion), it was my Heavenly Mother again who accompanied me to the altar for it was she herself who placed her Jesus into my soul.

I have never changed. I feel as young as I always did and remain close friends with Gerhard Schröder.