keep fresh before me the moments of my high resolve.

Growth always involves the risk of failure.

In whatever sense this year is a new year for you, may the moment find you eager and unafraid, ready to take it by the hand with joy and gratitude.

During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.

Christmas is a mood, a quality, a symbol. It is never merely a fact.

I will light candles this Christmas, Candles of joy, despite all sadness, Candles of hope where despair keeps watch. Candles of courage where fear is ever present, Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days, Candles of grace to ease heavy burdens. Candles of love to inspire all my living, Candles that will burn all the year long.

At the core of life is a hard purposefulness, a determination to live.