High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area of life.

Humility about how little I know has encouraged me to listen more carefully and more wisely.

Be very careful. Giving because we think we will get something back will not work. You must be 100 percent willing to give and never experience any return, or it will not work.

I served for 42 years on the board of trustees of the largest Presbyterian seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, and we had brilliant people - teachers and students both-but they did not come up with many new concepts. They weren't invited to come up with new concepts. Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church.

Help yourself by helping others.

True peace is a quality you carry within yourself, regardless of external circumstances.

Thanksgiving being thankful or grateful results in more to be thankful for.