“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

There is no ‘way to peace,’ there is only ‘peace.

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.

Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilisation.

Hate the sin, love the sinner.

God has no religion.

I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.

It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends.

My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself.

It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one’s acts.

Live simply so that others may simply live.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.

There is no such thing as ‘too insane’ unless others turn up dead due to your actions.

Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet it is the humblest imaginable.

You don’t have to be satisfied with America as you find it. You can change it. I didn’t like the way I found America some sixty years ago, and I’ve been trying to change it ever since.

To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It’s like makeup. It’s the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.

Life is meant for living.. I know that sounds simplistic, but how many days do you let slip by without really doing something, accomplishing something, making a life change, a lifestyle change?

I can’t change the whole world but I can change my world.

We can only change what we are willing to change.

Fatherhood is the best thing I ever did. It changes your perspective. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint a painting, but having kids is really the most extraordinary thing I have taken on.

When brides ask me, “What’s the best advice you can give me on my wedding day?” I always have the same answer: “Be yourself.” Someone’s marrying you, they love you for who you are, and they don’t want you to be someone else.

We cant change people, but we can work on ourselves in a way that encourage positive changes in the people around us.