A student never forgets an encouraging private word when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.

If God existed and if He cared for humankind He would never have given us religion.

I'm just confused as to where we lost that in America because it is everyone's God-given right to think the way they think and that's fine. That's why our ancestors came here to America to believe what they want pray how they want and follow a religion with whoever they want.

If religion had a good purpose then man would have created something great. But we're man: we mess up everything. We mess up nature. We mess up God. We take what is given to us and make it into what we think it should be.

So I say to you Ask and it will be given to you search and you will find knock and the door will be opened for you.

Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own which is not to say that the instrumentation is always unique but that the relationship between the sound and the image is unique.

You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at any particular job. You don't have to participate in any given relationship. You can choose.

I always tell my kids that as soon as you have a secret something about you that you are ashamed to have others find out you have given other people the power to hurt you by exposing you.

Given the daunting challenges that we face it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.

Over the last half century the television interview has given us some of TV's most heart-stopping and memorable moments. On the surface it is a simple format - two people sitting across from one another having a conversation. But underneath it is often a power struggle - a battle for the psychological advantage.

Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life.

Power can be taken but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.

Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it however.

The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters one thing to be able to dare!

All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.

The places I visit in any given week are my home so when I'm somewhere that feels good to me it's a real game changer. If a place causes me to have a strong reaction be it positive or negative it'll often find its way into my music.

My Botswana books are positive and I've never really sought to deny that. They are positive. They present a very positive picture of the country. And I think that that is perfectly defensible given that there is so much written about Africa which is entirely negative.

Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.

If you are given a chance to be a role model I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about.

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

Consul - in American politics a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.

But I can only write what the muse allows me to write. I cannot choose I can only do what I am given and I feel pleased when I feel close to concrete poetry - still.