No one wants advice – only corroboration.

The one thing that ‚Via Dolorosa‘ has is no opinions. To me, curiosity is 50 times as valuable as opinion.

As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.

The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.

All of my friends who have younger siblings who are going to college or high school – my number one piece of advice is: You should learn how to program.

Jump out the window if you are the object of passion. Flee it if you feel it. Passion goes, boredom remains.

When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should feel challenged and inspired after spending any time with you and me.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn’t do anything to you, but since you aren’t wise, you need us who are old.

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

Do not be afraid to ask for help. Nobody gets through college on their own.

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

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It’s ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you.

If I inspire you, pay for it, period.

Beware of geeks bearing formulas.

Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.

My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.

The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in.

How can we help President Obama?

One thing I just want to say to the military families – while you might not wear a uniform, I know – we all know, the nation knows – that you serve and sacrifice right alongside of your loved ones. And we are so grateful and proud of all of you for your service to this nation.

I will say this: one of the things that is a pain when you’re expecting children is how much advice unsolicited people give you when you’re not asking for it.

If people wonder, yes, Hillary Clinton is my friend. She has been a friend to me and Barack and Malia and Sasha, and Bill and Chelsea have been embracing and supportive from the very day my husband took the oath of office.

It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend’s folly.

The important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.

A word to the wise is infuriating.

My mother told me, ‚Son, nobody else but God knows.‘ And that’s what I’m about – reaching out to the people, crying with them, giving them hope. Visiting the hospital, visiting the kids with cancer, visiting the adults, and stuff like that. That’s what I do.

I like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable.

As a former resident with strong personal and ministry ties to the North Star State, I pray that the good people of Minnesota will show their support for God’s definition of marriage, between a man and a woman.

Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense.

Going to a therapist is not something you do when you’re growing up as a street kid in Toronto.

Jim Cramer is a very smart man. I watch his show. I just do not follow his advice.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

It’s true my father abused me and didn’t love and protect me the way he should have, and at times it seemed no one would ever help me and it would never end. But God always had a plan for my life, and He has redeemed me.

‚Tis not enough your counsel still be true; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.

When I look at public opinion, I’m not far out of the mainstream. I’m in it, in many respects. In some respects, public opinion goes beyond anything I’ve ever said.

Don’t run if you can walk. Don’t walk if you can stand. Don’t stand if you can sit. Don’t sit if you can lie down.

It is always good to know which ideas cannot be checked directly, but it is not necessary to remove them all. It is not true that we can pursue science completely by using only those concepts which are directly subject to experiment.

You learn that there’s no right way to do it, no wrong way to do it. It’s just what you feel comfortable with, to trust that, and don’t let anybody box you in to a certain style of parenting or make you feel a certain way about what your kids do.

War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits.

I have never entered into any controversy in defense of my philosophical opinions; I leave them to take their chance in the world. If they are right, truth and experience will support them; if wrong, they ought to be refuted and rejected. Disputes are apt to sour one’s temper and disturb one’s quiet.

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.

People wonder aloud about whether I am an okay mother. That is obviously painful because it’s so important to me. It’s hard to hear that people think I’m not a capable mother and a good person, that they just think I’m nuts.

Our teachers deserve better feedback.

I like definitive things.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I don’t like to beat people down. They need to be lifted up.

Everyone has the potential to become an encourager. You don’t have to be rich. You don’t have to be a genius. You don’t have to have it all together. All you have to do is care about people and initiate.

Irrespective of age, we mourn for those loved and lost. Mourning is one of the deepest expressions of pure love.

‚Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.

I have the people behind me and the people are my strength.

Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.

You have to give others the opportunity to love who you love. If they don’t accept it, it’s their loss.

Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.

When you meet with someone and you try to assess whether they’re telling you the truth or not, there’s several things you can do. You judge demeanor and credibility. You look at corroboration.

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.

If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain of one, go ahead, get married.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.