God does say He will graciously entertain our prayers. He says that if we exercise faith, and if our request is in accordance with His will, He will hear us.

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

Andre Gide

When I was a boy I used to do what my father wanted. Now I have to do what my boy wants. My problem is: When am I going to do what I want?

Samuel Levenson

Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.

Ambrose Bierce

Music is my religion.

Jimi Hendrix

We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over so in a series of kindness there is at last one which makes the heart run over.

Samuel Johnson

Chop the slop!

Torley

You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.

John Lennon

My wife and I both come from Irish families. There are two kinds of Irish families: the hitting kind and the kidding kind. If you're fortunate - and both of us are - you come from the kidding kind of Irish family.

P. J. O'Rourke

I like ice hockey, but it's a frustrating game to watch. It's hard to keep your eyes on both the puck and the players and too much time passes between scoring in hockey. There are usually more fights than there are points.

Andy Rooney

I've done reasonably well over the last 10 years because I took the strategy of language and politics and applied it to the corporate world, which has never been done before.

Frank Luntz

No one has learned the meaning of life until he has surrendered his ego to the service of his fellow men.

Beran Wolfe

Having been given that public trust, we have a responsibility to share with the public.

Steven Squyres