A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.

It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail.

May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.

If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.

God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty.

Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work.

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.

No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.

The argument that gay marriage doesn't affect straight marriages is a ridiculous red herring: Gay marriage affects society and law in dramatic ways. Religious groups will come under direct assault as federal and state governments move to strip them of their non-profit statuses if they refuse to perform gay marriages.

Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional.

When Small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.

Integrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do.

Egotism is the anesthetic given by a kindly nature to relieve the pain of being a damned fool.

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.