Where charity stands watching and faith holds wide the door the dark night wakes - the glory breaks, Christmas comes once more.

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Pray the largest prayers. You cannot think a prayer so large that God, in answering it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches but for wings.

O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.

I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.

Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity, and the exaltation of humanity.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still.

O, do not pray for easy lives.

To tend unfailingly unflinchingly towards a goal is the secret of success.

The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak.

It would be a horrible mistake for black people to say, as some have said, "We don't recognize him..." If you refuse to deal with him (Bush), the resources at his disposal will be given to others.

He who denies himself much in great matters will readily indulge himself in small things.

My Greek mythology is not strong enough.

I always say I want to look haunted.

I’ve longed for kids since I was very, very young.

I love shorts in the colder climates, because you can wear them with chunky sweaters and jackets. It's cute and funky.

We strive toward a goal, and whether we achieve it or not is important, but it's not what's most important. What matters is how we move toward that goal.

I do not believe in the creed professed by any church that I know of. Each of these churches accuse the other of unbelief; and for my part, I disbelieve them all.