We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and vice versa.

The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.

What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love...They're the guiding lights of a life.

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.

We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war.

All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.

The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.

America has no functioning democracy at this moment.

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.

Believing the lie that time will heal all wounds is just a nice way of saying that time deadens us.

A little caring, a little love, and a little kindness can give you joy and bring enduring happiness.

Love is you. Love is calling you. Life is awaiting you. Go forth and live fully. Be whomever you are. Define you.

The truth is, you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation.

If you can build your career around your passions, then you're winning in life; that's one of the best things you can ask for.

In revival, God is not concerned about filling empty churches, He is concerned about filling empty hearts.

I believe most definitely that one must not only grapple with the problems on the board, one must also make every effort to combat the thoughts and will of the opponent.

You must not allow yourself to be advised, cautioned, influenced, persuaded

O Beauty, find thyself in love, not in the flattery of thy mirror.

What are you? An after school special?