We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.

I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at commensurate speed.

Just like moons and suns, With certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise.

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: 'I'm with you kid. Let's go.'

I like to speak on matters which matter to human beings, and almost everything matters to human beings.

We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.