"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive."

"When I was young, I thought classical music was only the background noise for cartoons."

"No knowledge is ever wasted. To quote the apostle Paul: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God” (Romans 8:28)."

"The human brain has billions of neurons and hundreds of billions of interconnections. It can process more than two million bits of information per second and can remember everything you have ever seen or heard."

"In an ideal world, both parties would desire to uphold the Constitution,"

"I am fond of saying that if two people think and say the same thing about everything, then one of them is not necessary."

"Abraham Lincoln once said, “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my mother."

"When the vision of the U.S. government included guarding the rights of people but staying out of their way, America was an economic engine more powerful than anything the world had ever witnessed."

"If we are to put an end to division, people from all political persuasions will have to stop fighting one another and seek true unity, not just a consensus that benefits one party."

"Being a member of a minority race doesn’t mean being a minority achiever."

"If you're good, you'll be recognized. Because people, even if they're prejudiced, are going to want the best. You just have to make being the best your goal in life."

"Successful people don’t have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward."

"The culture in which we live stresses looking out for number one. Without adopting such a self-centered value system, we can demand the best of ourselves while we are extending our hands to help others."

"Great things were going to happen in my life, and I had to do my part by preparing myself and being ready."

"There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave, There are souls that are pure and true; Then give the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you. Madeline Bridges"

"Because if you don’t accept excuses, pretty soon people stop giving them, and they start looking for solutions. And that is a critical issue when it comes to success."

"Close the wounds, and the 22-hour surgical ordeal was over. The Siamese"

"If Americans simply choose to vote for the person who has a D or an R by their name, we will get what we deserve, which is what we have now."

"There is no freedom without bravery."

"While wisdom dictates the need for education, education does not necessarily make one wise."

"No matter who you are,no matter what you do-do not be too big for GOD."

"No knowledge is ever wasted."

"This is what we’re going to do. I asked God for wisdom, and this is the answer I got."

"When someone is being particularly mean and nasty, I simply think to myself, he or she used to be a cute little baby, I wonder what happened?"