For all the supporters of Tesla over the years, and it’s been several years now and there have been some very tough times, I’d just like to say thank you very much. I deeply appreciate the support, particularly through the darkest times.

To you I’m an atheist; to God, I’m the Loyal Opposition.

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

Breathing in, I am aware of my heart. Breathing out, I smile to my heart and know that my heart still functions normally. I feel grateful for my heart.

Loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.

I knew through the surgeries that he was on my side and that this wasn’t something where I was gonna feel less of a woman, because my husband wasn’t gonna let that happen.

For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.

Friends applaud, the comedy is over.

However my parents – both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension.

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.

To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.

Working with our military community has been the biggest honor of my life.

I have a terrifying long list of fears. Literally everything – diseases, spiders… and people getting tired of me.

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

Fame will go by and, so long, I’ve had you, fame. If it goes by, I’ve always known it was fickle. So at least it’s something I experience, but that’s not where I live.

Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason.

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.

I think sometimes the critics want me to beat people down, and that’s not in me. I want to lift people up.

When the people you love are gone, you’re alone.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.

I make such big efforts to forget things and I can’t tell the story of my life because, thank God, I’m still living it.

Standing in support of children is something we should all be able to get behind, regardless of party affiliation.

We are not going to be satisfied by politicians saying ‚we support you‘ and then walking away. We won’t be satisfied until they meet our demands and act. That’s why simply taking a selfie or posting support on Twitter isn’t enough. That’s why we have to keep striking.

It’s not about changing people; it’s sometimes about changing a situation. How can we build an even better situation for them?

How much better it would be if all could be more aware of God’s providence and love and express that gratitude to Him.

We have a great group of guys that really sacrifice every night, care about each other, and try to play the right away.

People who work for me know that family comes first. And I’m fortunate to have a family that is very supportive of the work I do, so I don’t have to live two separate lives.

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

So far as I am concerned, I could not be accused of having set eyes, or having wished to set eyes, upon Darius‘ wife: on the contrary, I have refused even to listen to those who spoke to me of her beauty.

In a relationship each person should support the other; they should lift each other up.

It feels good to have your work respected again.

I like working. That’s when I’m feeling my best. And the people around me know that. My wife knows that.

Wow, I get to wake up again? Ok. You have to make good with what you’ve got.

Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.

I just genuinely feel that that’s what you do when you’re an artist: You stick up for the people around you.

There are people who want to make men’s lives more difficult for no other reason than the chance it provides them afterwards to offer their prescription for alleviating life; their Christianity, for instance.

In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

An employer of mine back in the ’80s was kind enough to take me on after a rough patch, and it made a big difference in my life that I knew I was the sort of person who showed up on time. It’s a basic tell of character.

Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is your wife dead? It is a return. Are you deprived of your estate? Is not this also a return?

Still and all, why bother? Here’s my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.

I’ve never dropped anyone I believed in.

Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, ‚Boy, those were great old days.‘ Well, you know, we’re living in the good old days.

I’m grateful for the opportunities God gave me to minister to people in high places; people in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one to talk to.

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home.

I am deeply grateful to the citizens of Sarajevo and the Sarajevo Canton assembly for bestowing upon me this incredible honor of citizenship. I am so proud to now be a part of such an extraordinary part of the world and fellow citizen to the people I deeply love and admire.

I have never left another senator out to dry. Never.

I felt I had to solve everyone’s problems.

It’s rare for a startup to make money immediately, so you need to make sure that you have enough saved or that you have another income stream that can support you.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.

Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me.

Every day, the people I meet inspire me… every day, they make me proud… every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.

When you’re in prison, you want to know that you were thought about.

If you ever need anything please don’t hesitate to ask someone else first.

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?