Such a Big miracle in such a tiny baby. Big things often have small beginnings A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

Give me hunger, pain and want, Shut me out with shame and failure From your doors of gold and fame, Give me your shabbiest, weariest hunger! But leave me a little love.

Be careful with your words, once they are said, they can only be forgiven, not forgotten.

Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen.

I glory in this world of men and women, torn with troubles, yet living on to love and laugh through it all.

Not often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earth who is both steel and velvet, who is as hard as rock and soft as drifting fog, who holds in his heart and mind the paradox of terrible storm and peace unspeakable and perfect.

I cried over beautiful things, knowing no beautiful thing lasts.