Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.

Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, read more

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

The wound of peace is surety,
Surety secure; but modest doubt is called
The beacon of the read more

The wound of peace is surety,
Surety secure; but modest doubt is called
The beacon of the wise, the tent that searches
To th' bottom of the worst.

But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in
To saucy doubts and fears.

But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in
To saucy doubts and fears.

If he were
To be made honest by an act of parliament
I should not alter in read more

If he were
To be made honest by an act of parliament
I should not alter in my faith of him.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of read more

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

Fate can bring two people together...but fate can also pull them apart.

Fate can bring two people together...but fate can also pull them apart.

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They read more

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.