I'd like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.

Spirit is like the wind, in that we can't see it but can see its profound effects.

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.

I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.

Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.

We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.

God always answers prayers. Sometimes it's 'yes.' Sometimes the answer is 'no.' Sometimes it's 'you gotta be kidding.

I've never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn't over yet.

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

Throughout my life, I've seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people's lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.

Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.

When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.

To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.

Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.