“Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.”

“I was taught that the world had a lot of problems; that I could struggle and change them; that intellectual and material gifts brought the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less fortunate; and that service is the rent each of us pays for living -- the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time or after you have reached your personal goals.”

“Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.”

“If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.”

“Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right.”

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.”

“It is the responsibility of every adult... to make sure that children hear what we have learned from the lessons of life and to hear over and over that we love them and that they are not alone.”