profane, not the shrine I have raised in the cleft of my heart.

Truth is the greatest casualty of compromised media.

You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.

Why can't I just eat my waffle?

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed. 

You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else. 

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God - the rest will be given.