“We're enjoying sluggish times, and not enjoying them very much.”

“I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them.”

“A volunteer is a person who can see what others cannot see; who can feel what most do not feel. Often, such gifted persons do not think of themselves as volunteers, but as citizens - citizens in the fullest sense: partners in civilization.”

“I don't know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.”

“I heard somebody say, 'Where's (Nelson) Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead. Because Saddam killed all the Mandelas. --George W. Bush, on the former South African president, who is still very much alive, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2007”

“I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity-in important things, diversity-in all things, generosity.”

“Tell me your Dreams and I'll write you a Fantasy. Tell me your Fantasies and I'll paint you a Dream for the minds eye you can get lost in!”