The trick is to begin looking for the grace hidden beneath the struggle.

It is our very search for perfection outside of ourselves that causes suffering.

Don't fear the enemy that attacks you, but the fake friend that hugs you.

A circle is round it has no end, that's how long I want to be your friend!

Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting. It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.

Emerald slopes became so tall they touched the clouds, and showers painted diamond waterfalls that sluiced down cliff sides.

We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the shared values that show the true face of America; not narrow values that divide us, but the shared values that unite us: family, faith, hard work, opportunity and responsibility for all, so that every child, every adult, every parent, every worker in America has an equal shot at living up to their God-given potential. That is the American dream and the American value.