Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.

You can't have a good Thanksgiving meal without a little bit of ketchup on the side.

In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close.

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.

I've had some lovely extraordinary experiences on New Year's Eve.

To have the kind of year you want to have, something has to happen that you can't explain why it happened. Something has to happen that you can't coach.

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

To give oneself earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom.

A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands.

The moment one gives close attention to anything, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.

Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy.

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, 'I believe,' three times.

I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.

And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.

I think that when you get dressed in the morning, sometimes you're really making a decision about your behavior for the day. Like if you put on flipflops, you're saying: 'Hope I don't get chased today.' 'Be nice to people in sneakers.'