Those who give hoping to be rewarded with honor are not giving, they are bargaining.

There's nothing on it worthwhile, and we're not going to watch it in this household, and I don't want it in your intellectual diet.

Television is a gift of God, and God will hold those who utilize his divine instrument accountable to him.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. by Saint Philo of Alexandria

Learning is by nature curiosity... prying into everything, reluctant to leave anything, material or immaterial, unexplained.

Build a wardrobe rather than focusing on trends.

The body is the soul's house. Shouldn't we therefore take care of our house so that it doesn't fall into ruin?

Emotions become more violent when expression is stifled.

What God is to the world, that parents are to their children.

A Judge must bear in mind that when he tries a case he is himself on trial.

Money, it has been said, is the cause of good things to a good man, of evil things to a bad man.

Do you think your soul is more beautiful than your body?

And when you love someone, seeing them sad also makes you sad.

Most of the poems I write take 5 minutes, but the words can give a lifetime of relief. Many people that have read my book say it helped them with their grief.

I don't want to go too far away from what I'm doing now because that would alienate my audience.

Most people are so busy living they neglect to take the time to ask why.

Some poeple just don't have what it takes to appreciate a cookie.

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself.

It almost always happens that true, but exaggerated, coloring is more agreeable than absolute coloring.

The secret of life is not to have everything you want, but to want everything you have.

Even the best grandmasters in the world have had to work hard to acquire the technique of rook endings.