This world is a vaporous jest at best, Tossed off by the gods in laughter, And a cruel attempt at wit were it, If nothing better came after.

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view.

Divine the Powers that on this trio wait. Supreme their conquest, over Time and Fate. Love, Work, and Faith - these three alone are great.

So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.

To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

A weed is but an unloved flower.

There is nothing we cannot live down, and rise above, and overcome.

With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.

Yeah, well. I don’t try to be awesome. It just comes natural.

It's a good thing to see that people can heal after they've been broken, that they can change and become something different from what they were before.

It is impossible to be truly artistic without the risk of offending someone somewhere.

Stress is just for those who have not yet tried and trusted in God. -178

I have angel wings and a halo on my wrist, which I got done on my 30th birthday in memory of my brother.

Find out what you are, then do it on purpose

The crime of bribery of foreign officials is an offence under the Commonwealth Criminal Code.

A company that does not produce anything other than money is a poor business

I'm a historian, I think history matters, but we don't have to be slavish in following it and restoring it.

For me, the music is immaterial: It is sounds and visions.