As I pass it, I feel as if I saw a dear old mother, sweet in her weakness, trembling at the approach of her dissolution, but not appealing to me against the inevitable, rather endeavouring to reassure me by her patience, and pointing to a hopeful future. – Thomas Edward Brown

I think you can judge from somebodys actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, theres a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve. – George W. Bush