Too many of us hear without heeding, read without responding, confess without changing, profess without practicing, worship without witnessing, and seek without sharing.

The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence

The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.

We can be bitter about our handicaps or we can be happy about our blessings.

The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.

But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live. Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom. Only a person who risks is free. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; and the realist adjusts the sails

America needs fewer men obsessed with erecting fences of hate, suspicion and name calling.