Until one feels the spirit of Christmas, there is no Christmas. All else is outward display so much tinsel and decorations. For it isn't the holly, it isn't the snow. It isn't the tree, nor the firelight's glow. It's the warmth that comes to the hearts of men when the Christmas spirit returns again.

Scientists are skeptics. It's unfortunate that the word 'skeptic' has taken on other connotations in the culture involving nihilism and cynicism. Really, in its pure and original meaning, it's just thoughtful inquiry.

A good friend is like a wonderful book, the inside is even better than the cover!

May I never miss a sunset or rainbow because I am looking down.

He adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector.

As many as one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or abused in some other way - most often by someone she knows, including by her husband or another male family member.

A best friend is someone who makes you laugh even when you think you'll never smile again.