Who begins too much accomplishes little.

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet..

Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.

If God were not willing to forgive sin, heaven would be empty

There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.

Charity sees the need, not the cause.

It's the whole not the detail that matters.

God gives the nuts but he does not crack them.

You have to take it as it happens but you should try to make it happen the way you want to take it.

Never give advice unless asked.

Only in the eyes of love you can find infinity.

Everybody wants to be your friend when you have something that they want.

After so much suffering, after enduring so much sacrifice, sanctioned and embraced by our people, what is it that the people of East Timor expect as a result of independence?

I don't have a problem with my body. I don't diet, and I'm not hiding anything. I'm not going to be the subject of a movie of the week 10 years from now.

It is not for us . . . to send out missionaries to foreign peoples; it is our task to build up our own Western culture.

I like to find what's not found at once, but lies within something of another nature, in repose, distinct.

I can remember when a good politician had to be 75 percent ability and 25 percent actor, but I can well see the day when the reverse could be true.

Every single child should have the chance to live up to his or her God-given potential.

A lot of people wonder how you can tell if you're really in love. Just ask yourself this question: 'Would I mind being financially destroyed by this person?'

I get a real kick out of it, seeing people wear my designs.