Some of my best friends never agree with me politically.

You cannot save people from themselves. All you can do is stand firmly in your hopes for them, with compassion.

Don't hold together what must fall apart. The familiar life crumbles so the new life can begin.

Acceptance is the road to all change.

The worst bullies you will ever encounter in your life are your own thoughts.

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

We do not actually know other people; we only know our judgments.

Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.

Every positive thought is a silent prayer that will change your life.

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.

It's not the hand that signs the laws that hold the destiny of America. It's the hand that casts the ballot.

Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.

To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.

The best way to advise your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.

Religious and racial persecution is moronic at all times, perhaps the most idiotic of human stupidities.

If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.

A society will be judged by how it treats its weakest members