“If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart.”

“Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up.”

“Your children need your presence more than your presents.”

“If my mind can conceive it, My heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it!”

“Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.”

“I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.”