Years later Lazar would recall questioning his mother as to who the people who shared his meals were. "Some are our relations, " was the response, "But all of them are our people.

Leadership grows like tall trees. It needs both toughness and flexibility - toughness for accountability - flexibility to adapt changes with a compassionate & caring heart for self and others.

You are not your emotions and they are not who you are, only how you feel at the moment.

We all fear what we don't know-it's natural.

I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.

There's always a reason for everything.

Instead of inflicting upon us the judgment we deserved, God in Christ endured it in our place.

When you have a beanpole body, everything looks cute. Like Alexa Chung. I like her style, but she's really tall and skinny, so everything looks good on her.

An urgent missive sent to Josephine Home in three days. Don't wash.

The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life.

To enjoy life we must touch much of it lightly.