Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.

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

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

Anniversaries are like birthdays: occasions to celebrate and to think ahead, usually among friends with whom one shares not only the past but also the future.

Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.

Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.

The great marriages are partnerships. It can't be a great marriage without being a partnership.

It's an ongoing joy being a dad.

I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.

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

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.

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity; These are its sign and note and character.

My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.

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

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

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

When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.