I'm always going to love my father.

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.

The argument that gay marriage doesn't affect straight marriages is a ridiculous red herring: Gay marriage affects society and law in dramatic ways. Religious groups will come under direct assault as federal and state governments move to strip them of their non-profit statuses if they refuse to perform gay marriages.

Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.

The sun is new each day.

From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea.

Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture.

In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

The 20th anniversary of my dad David's death coincided with my 50th Test cap and for it to be my mum Janet's birthday, too, made it an emotional few days. It was not an easy week, being the Pink Test and my mum having had breast cancer twice.

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

Okra is the closest thing to nylon I've ever eaten. It's like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string.

It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.

Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

Celebrate what you want to see more of.

Thanksgiving just gets me all warm and tingly and all kinds of wonderful inside.

Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open.

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.

It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy.