Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you’ve closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.

I am not handsome or sexy. Of course, it’s not like I am hopeless.

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I’ll forgive Thy great big joke on me.

What you put into life is what you get out of it.

Feels good to try, but playing a father, I’m getting a little older. I see now that I’m taking it more serious and I do want that lifestyle.

The Tao teaches us not to intervene and interfere. The things we love we have to learn to leave alone. And the people we love we have to learn to let them be.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

I say there’re no depressed words just depressed minds.

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate.

The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my life tremendously. This was due to the fact that they encouraged you always to make sure that God is the focus of your life, and they didn’t allow you to do anything except to the very best of your ability.

Keep in mind that no matter how perfectly you get your life in order, you will never be rid of all your problems. Problems are a way of life, always have been, always will be. But how you elect to view those problems is all up to you.

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.

I’m totally myself.

We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.

I have a great respect for incremental improvement, and I’ve done that sort of thing in my life, but I’ve always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes. I don’t know why. Because they’re harder. They’re much more stressful emotionally. And you usually go through a period where everybody tells you that you’ve completely failed.

My philosophy is it’s none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.

I like pushing boundaries.

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.

Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious.

A true man hates no one.

There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having Fun and being Smart.

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

I had a lot of resistance, and not just to fame. I was always conscious of not changing.

Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself.

If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm.

My father wasn’t perfect. He had a temper. I took some of that. He would snap, but the older he got, he started calming down. He learned about life, but the thing that he taught my whole family was that family was the most important thing and, no matter what, if a family member needs you, you go and help them out; you get there.

I’m sure the feeling of fear, as long as you can take advantage of it and not be rendered useless by it, can make you extend yourself beyond what you would regard as your capacity. If you’re afraid, the blood seems to flow freely through the veins, and you really do feel a sense of stimulation.

If you’re serious, you really understand that it’s important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you’re the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you’re funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity.

We are often raised as dependents then given over to teachers. It’s experience and exploration that can transform us and lead to mastery.

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we’re going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

It is a hard thing to let go of mistakes we’ve made and sins. God wants us to do that because He knows the guilt and the condemnation will keep us from becoming who He has created us to be.

While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

In my entire life, any time I’ve ever lost something, I’ve gotten something even better going around the next corner. It’s like one door closes and another door opens. As long as I can walk through the produce section in every grocery store in this country and eat the grapes that they’re going to throw away, I know I can be fine.

It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We’re almost afraid to be happy. We feel like it’s inviting disaster.

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven’t done anything today.

Sometimes I’ve called writing a disease. If so, I’m glad that it caught me.

Well, I was 29 years old when I came to the United States Senate, and I have learned a lot.

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

The more you know the less you need to say.

I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life’s not always fair, but I believe if you keep doing the right thing, God will get you to where you are.

Be a force of love as often as you can and turn away negative thoughts whenever you feel them surface.

To do your best is no longer good enough. We now have to do the seemingly impossible.

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.

The most intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and their conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.

We have a choice about how we take what happens to us in our life and whether or not we allow it to turn us. We can become consumed by hate and darkness, or we’re able to regain our humanity somehow, or come to terms with things and learn something about ourselves.

A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body – the wishbone.

I do believe in the old saying, ‚What does not kill you makes you stronger.‘ Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

To me, if you’re trying to impress a girl, get a date, they’re gonna like that more because you’re a confident guy. That’s what it comes down to.

Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you’re not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation!