...I believe deeply that we canot solve the challenges of your time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have differnt stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction - towards a better future for our children and our grandchildren.  This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people.

These days people seek knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future.

Knowledge is learning something every day.
Wisdom is letting go of something every day.

Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person.

"I know you say  that I'm a dreamer
 But I'm not the only one
 I hope some day you join us
 And the world will live as one"
 

Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.

"I am not ashamed to cry. All of us need not be ashamed to cry. In fact, it may be the first step in unfreezing and working toward change."

Scientists don’t know what they are talking about when they talk about religion. Religion has nothing to do with belief, and I don’t believe it has any negative impact on people’s lives outside of intolerance. Why do I go to church? It’s like asking, why did you marry that woman? You make up reasons, but it’s probably just smell. I love the smell of candles. It’s an aesthetic thing.

To trust in the force
that moves the universe is faith
Faith isn't blind, it's visionary.
Faith is believing that the universe
is on our side, and that the universe
knows what it's doing.

The sages say . . .

Experience is stronger than belief. What you were taught when you were a young child might be true or not.

When you experience, then you know.