“Few things are more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own.”

“Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none.”

“No one could bear the idea of the White City lying empty and desolate. A Cosmopolitan writer said, "Better to have it vanish suddenly, in a blaze of glory, than fall into gradual disrepair and dilapidation. There is no more melancholy spectacle than a festal hall, the morning after the banquet, when the guests have departed and the lights are extinguished.”

“Our witness is only as strong as our freedom is real. We can have the most noble convictions in the world, but if we are snarky and impatient when we don't get our way, those things will interfere with our influence. If we gossip more than we pray, those misspoken words will demolish our influence. If our addictions get in the way of living out our convictions, we'll have mostly a negative influence.”

“Let's see if your right foot is as fearless as your mouth.”

“There is almost nothing more useless than a New Mexican in a metaphysical mood.”

“Coincidences give you opportunities to look more deeply into your existence.”