We usually don't realize the thing that is defining our identity until that thing is taken away.

Without pain, how would we know what true joy feels like?

Don't leave the classroom of pain without gathering wisdom from its instruction.

How one responds in these dire circumstances says a lot about one's faith and the strength of one's beliefs.

Being an example to others is a requirement of following Jesus, even though none of us will ever be a perfect example.

We all are striving for something every minute of the day, whether we realize it or not.

Humility is a peace that accepts one's strengths and limitations.

...life is a continual process of learning, working hard, rising up, and then being humbled. Sliding over, then sliding over again. And again.

A humble person is comfortable in their own skin.

...a disciplined pursuit of less will keep us focused and make the greatest impact.

All work is service. If you aren't serving in your work, you really aren't working.

Things'll get worse before they get better.

There are no good men, only good monsters.

I've never been a jealous person, and I've never felt built up by someone else's failure - that's a cheap thrill.

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

While living in America when I attended Harvard in the early 1970s, I saw for myself the awesome, almost miraculous, power of a people to change policy through democratic means.

Apparently it was unethical for lawyers to sleep with their clients. This from a man who offered legal representation to assassins.

I always make a wish at 11:11, even if its something cheesy.

We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. It may even be necessary to encounter the defeat, so that we can know who we are.

The best way to know someone is to have a conversation with them.

cats choose us; we don't own them