I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well.

Joel Osteen

It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy.

Khaleda Zia

If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the U.S. We're a very religious country and it affects the way we look at various political issues.

Madeleine Albright

The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.

Paul Ehrlich

There's an internal battle. I need to work, I need to work, I need to work and I need to be home with my kids and the kids win.

Jennifer Garner

It is not enough to be busy... The question is: what are we busy about?

Henry David Thoreau

Someone saying 'Allahu Akbar' is about as offensive as someone saying 'Thank God'.

John McCain

You don't know how to love God and your neighbor unless you look to the law to define it.

Randall Terry

Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I met my wife Anne who was a sociology student, and her influence together with activities associated with the student movement of the time opened up my interests amongst other things into the theatre, art, music, politics and philosophy.

Paul Nurse

When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere.

Russell Simmons