"The commands of God are given, not to rob me of joy, but lead me into the fullness of joy."

“I think we should have understanding and love and peace. I mean, peace and love has been my situation. You hear that in the song. I'm trying to promote that now: peace and love and understanding.”

“The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures.”

Source : Charles Babbage (1841). “On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures”, p.8

“Do not take too artificial a view of mankind but judge them from a natural standpoint, deeming them neither over good nor over bad.”

“The last thing you want to do, unless it's a very unusual situation, is to invest money.”

Source : "John W. Kluge, 95, RIP. Entrepreneur, Benefactor to Columbia University" by Dave Lerner, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 9, 2010.

“When I was single my career was my life, so everything I did was of grave importance and was greatly disturbing.”

“We must understand the role of human rights as empowering of individuals and communities. By protecting these rights, we can help prevent the many conflicts based on poverty, discrimination and exclusion (social, economic and political) that continue to plague humanity and destroy decades of development efforts. The vicious circle of human rights violations that lead to conflicts-which in turn lead to more violations-must be broken. I believe we can break it only by ensuring respect for all human rights.”

“Any parent knows how to be the ideal parent.”

“I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer.”