"Bin Laden does reprehensible activities, and we should surely take care of that by killing him as soon as we can. But he's not an irrational man. He's a very worthy enemy. He's an enemy to worry about."

“Congress needs to send a strong signal that direct communication with the leader of the free world is a privilege, particularly for a regime that has been as hostile as Iran has been towards America for more than three decades. President Rouhani needs to take these two simple steps to demonstrate good faith before any further discussions.”

“Town after town has but one newspaper or one radio station. It is often owned by Murdoch. Yes, we don't have as much freedom of the press as we think we have - although the traditional freedom of speech is strongly rooted in American culture.”

“Just as, in travel, one may miss seeing the sunset because one cannot find the ticket-office or is afraid of missing the train, so in even the closest human relationships a vast amount of time and of affection is drained away in minor misunderstandings, missed opportunities, and failures in consideration or understanding.”

“I would love to do a musical!”

“God's grace is not limited by any ecclesiastical barriers.”

Source : Lesslie Newbigin (2009). “The Finality of Christ”, p.101, Wipf and Stock Publishers

“There is indeed, perhaps, no better way to hold communion with the sea than sitting in the sun on the veranda of a fishermen's café”

Source : Joseph Warren Beach (1925). “Meek Americans: & Other European Trifles”

“The crude real will not by itself yield truth.”

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

Source : FaceBook post by Nelson Mandela from Nov 04, 2014