In this age which believes that there is a short cut to everything the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is in the long run the easiest.

Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers the best of them in doubt and misery the most in plodding hesitation doing as well as they can what practical work lies at hand.

Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age I do not want to give it up I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.

And in my own life in my own small way I've tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. That's why I left a job at a law firm for a career in public service working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities. Because I believe that each of us - no matter what our age or background or walk of life - each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.

It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact no matter how suspect is superior to any imaginative exercise no matter how true.

Believe me that was a happy age before the days of architects before the days of builders.

When marrying ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.

I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.

Old age believe me is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.