My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were - they still are - great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.
Relaxation is the point. And if you can relax with an enlightened person his enlightenment will start penetrating you, because when you are relaxed you become porous. When you are tense you are closed; when you relax he will enter
You sacrificed for us - you're the real MVP.
The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects.
. . . there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.
When a smile touches our hearts. When the forest stills us to peace. When music moves us to rapture. When we really love, laugh or dance with joy. We are at one with the Angels.
We are not fountains ourselves; but the Word of God is the true fountain.
We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up gender equality becomes a natural way of life. And we have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.
A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion.
God is pleased with no music below so much as with the thanksgiving songs of relieved widows and supported orphans; of rejoicing, comforted, and thankful persons.
You know, we've been right on everything, haven't we? We told people about drones five years ago, didn't we? We told people about the NSA five years ago, didn't we? We told them about indefinite detention. We told them you can't come after the internet, that's unconstitutional. You can't do warrantless searches, that's unconstitutional.
People have forgotten how to tell a story. Stories don't have a middle or an end any more. They usually have a beginning that never stops beginning.
That which is dreamed can never be lost, can never be undreamed.
When you move beyond your fear, you feel free.
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
Terrorism fuels itself from all kinds of illicit trafficking: drugs, weapons, human beings.
If you're willing to stand for what you believe in. . . you won't need advice from me, because you will be able to handle whatever comes.
Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way
Out of the experience of extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud.
You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself.