"Wisdom principle 40 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 84."

"It is a subtle truth that patience is not passive waiting; it is active endurance with a calm countenance — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 101 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 20."

"The foundation of joy is a single moment of clarity can change a lifetime."

"Puppet Papademos is in place, and as Athens caught fire on Sunday night he rather took my breath away - he said violence and destruction have no place in a democratic country."

"Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit."

"My ancestors fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War; I was raised in Natchez, Miss.; I performed in the Confederate Pageant for a decade; I dug ditches and loaded trucks with black men who taught me more than any book ever could; and I graduated from Ole Miss. Anyone who survived that is a de facto expert on the South."

"Today, I will vote in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment. I shall do so because like President Bush, I strongly believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman."