“Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life.”

Funny… I still can’t believe in God.” “Does that matter now?”…”He believes in you.

The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat.

Nothing is more limiting than a closed circle of acquaintanceship where every avenue of conversation has been explored and social exchanges are fixed in a known routine.

Some temptations cannot be fought. One must close one’s mind and fly from them

We cannot measure Divine Providence by the yardstick of human mentality.

Hell is the place where one has ceased to hope.

Religions are many, reason is one, we are all brothers.

You are extraordinarily attractive to women. And your greatest charm is that you do not realise it.

Above all am I convinced of the need, irrevocable and inescapable, of every human heart, for God. No matter how we try to escape, to lose ourselves in restless seeking, we cannot separate ourselves from our divine source. There is no substitute for God.

[Once plans for each eventuality are resolved, further] Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength.

That is life… to begin again when everything is lost!

Even if my country remains in war with yours. . .remember. . . i am not your enemy.

This city, all they want us to be is ourselves. You love us how we are. We’re all a work in progress as men and you still love us and I thank you so much for embracing us.

Unfortunately sometimes one can’t do what one thinks is right without making someone else unhappy.

Give, do not lend; after death who will thank you?

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.

Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.

First off, I’d like to thank God for changing my life. It let me really realize what life is all about. Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people, and I realize that.

Our problem with President Obama isn’t that he’s a bad person. By all accounts, he too is a good husband, and a good father – and thanks to lots of practice, a pretty good golfer.

If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.