"In a hundred years, no one would know us, but this moment for us would last as long as we did."

“The great distinction of a true Christian is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. How careful should he be, lest anything in his thoughts or feelings would be offensive to the Divine Guest.!”

“Freedom begins with what we teach our children. That is why Jews became a people whose passion is education, whose heroes are teachers and whose citadels are schools.”

“Nothing but physical impossibility, lack of space and money would make me close my doors to Allied refugees.”

“I decided I am not going to say things I do not mean anymore.”

Source : "Brian McKnight: I am not as romantic as you think". Interview with Diana Falzone, www.foxnews.com. March 29, 2013.

“The real art is not to come up with extraordinary clever words but to make ordinary simple words do extraordinary things. To use the language that we all use and to make amazing things occur.”

Source : "Triumph of the common man" by John O'Mahony, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2003.

“Work without love is slavery.”

“He that easily believes rumors has the principle within him to augment rumors. It is strange to see the ravenous appetite with which some devourers of character and happiness fix upon the sides of the innocent and unfortunate.”

“[The] taste [of the French] is too timid to be true taste--or is but half taste.”