"Do not let us mistake necessary evils for good."

"God doesn't want something from us. He simply wants us."

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."

"A clever arrangement of bad eggs will never make a good omelet."

"Don't shine so that others can see you. Shine so that through you, others can see him."

"Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny."